Naked-eye observers will see only the brightest stars disappear, while binoculars or even a small telescope will show many more stars winking out ... Moon, waxing crescent, First Quarter, waxing ...

Just like a solar eclipse, a lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes into the shadow or 'umbra' cast by the Earth. Professor Pollacco says: 'The moon, like all planets, gives out no light of its ...

April 4 – Waxing ... blink out at 3:27 a.m. local time and reappear at the moon's opposite edge at 4:38 a.m. You'll need a small telescope to observe it. April 16 (a.m.) – Waning gibbous ...

"If the moon and a planet are near Castor and Pollux you have an impressive show." From our earthly perspective, the moon and Mars will appear closest to each other at around 8 p.

Noah Gragson talks about a moon-related joke he played on the garage, what NASCAR needs to be more popular and more.

An enigmatic Japanese billionaire picked 10 artists to fly to the moon, only to pull the plug. Now they’re figuring out what’s next.

NASA is preparing to 3D print lunar habitats, using advanced robotic construction and lunar soil to build structures that can withstand the Moon’s harsh environment. Instead of launching ...

first quarter moon, waxing gibbous moon, full moon, waning gibbous moon, last quarter moon, waning crescent moon. The 'full moon' phase is as close as we come to seeing the sun's illumination of ...