In the time Pluto was found, classified as a planet and reclassified as a dwarf planet, it has not completed one orbit. One ...

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 ...

The odds are good that we are not alone in the universe. We have found thousands of exoplanets so far, and there are likely billions of potentially habitable planets in our galaxy alone. But ...

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 ...

The largest and brightest full moon of 2024 lit up the skies of Earth on Thursday (Oct. 17), with skywatchers across the globe on hand to capture the lunar face in its full glory. This Hunter's ...

The Moon is one of nature's wonders, but to photograph it successfully you first have to understand it. Although astrophotographers specializing in the Moon usually photograph it through a powerful ...

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 ...

If you catch a glimpse of the full moon in the next couple of nights, you might notice how bright it is. This month's full moon, called the Hunter's Moon, is also a supermoon and happens to be the ...

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 ...