At around 10:00 p.m. local time on Sunday (Nov. 9), if you look low toward the east-northeast sky, you will see a waning ...

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During the 1240s, Richard Fishacre, a Dominican friar at Oxford University, used his knowledge of light and color to show ...

The Moon follows a cycle of eight phases, spanning a month − more precisely 29.5 days. Beyond its sheer size and glow, the full moon can hold deep spiritual significance, depending on the season or ...

Whenever the moon shines near the Pleiades in December and January, it's nearly full. And on Thursday night, Jan. 9, the 10-day old moon will actually pass through the Pleiades. Most North American ...

Tiffany Haddish revealed her thoughts on the 1969 moon landing of the Apollo 11 during a Nov. 12 appearance on 'Watch What ...

The sun and moon are constantly changing positions in the sky because of the Earth’s tilt and the moon’s orbit. But they have not diverged from what astronomers expect. The Earth has two types of ...

Each Monday I pick out the northern hemisphere’s celestial highlights (mid-northern latitudes) for the week ahead, but be sure to check my main feed for more in-depth articles on stargazing, astronomy ...

This week features a New Moon, which means two things—it’s a great week for both stargazing and, slightly beforehand, crescent Moon-watching. One of the most difficult observations in stargazing comes ...