On a small dwarf planet called Makemake, astronomers have seen signs of surprising temperature changes. These could indicate that the tiny world, which is about 45 times further from the sun than ...

While Eris is roughly the same size as Pluto and Makemake is about the same size as Pluto’s moon, Charon, both dwarf planets ...

See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2024. Today, Nov. 12, 2024, the moon is 11 days old and is in the Waxing Gibbous phase of its lunar ...

It sounds like something out of a science-fiction movie. For the past couple of weeks, Earth's orbit has been home to a "mini-moon" the size of a city bus. The celestial object is more than just a ...

I remember watching the full moon rise one early evening a while back. It was when I still lived in Colorado, and I was standing outside in my yard. I first noticed a glow to the east lighting up ...

Sunset at Atlas and Hercules Craters from the Photographic Atlas of the Moon, by Robert Reeves. The moon is back in fashion, but how well do you know it? It's been over 55 years since Neil ...

Here are the dates for the full moons in 2024. The next full moon will be on Friday, Nov. 15. It will officially reach its full moon phase at 4:29 p.m. EDT (2129 GMT). The moon will still appear ...

October’s hunter’s moon is set to peak at its fullest around 7:26 a.m. ET Thursday, but the silvery orb will appear round Wednesday evening through Friday morning, according to NASA.

This week’s supermoon is closer to Earth than any other in 2024 Carlyn Kranking Assistant Editor, Science and Innovation A full moon rises in Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska.

The Hunter’s Moon, this month’s full moon, will illuminate skies this week, as leaves turn from green to orange-yellows and reds, and sweaters become a wardrobe staple. The moon is the third ...

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This alignment ensures the entire side of the Moon that faces us gleams under ...