To get a glimpse of the “Swift Planet,” EarthSky suggests waiting for the sun to set before looking west for the planet ...

The moon changes each night, well, from our perspective it does anyway. This is because of the lunar cycle, a recurring ...

When the Sun hits the rims of the Blanchinus, La Caille, and Purbach craters at just the right angles during the Moon's cycle ...

A new molecule may soon enable tiny hard drives that store vastly more data. Withstanding extreme cold, it paves the way for ...

I f you look up at the Moon tonight through binoculars or a small telescope, you may be able to see an unusual feature: a ...

#11. The Moon’s temperature can vary from 242° Fahrenheit in a sunny spot to −334° Fahrenheit in a shady spot near one of its ...

July's first quarter moon in Libra takes on a potent theme of balance and companionship, as this Air sign is one of harmony ...

Dark Side of the Moon wasn't just an album—it was an engineering and artistic triumph. In this video, we unpack how Pink ...

On a clear night, the moon you gaze upon looks the same as it looked for the first humans that walked Earth—the same ...

The moons that orbit Uranus are already known to have unusual characteristics: some are heavily cratered, others have ...

A NASA-funded plan to build a large radio telescope on the moon's far side is nearing final approval and could become a reality by the 2030s, researchers say. The ambitious project will help ...

And that makes the far side of the Moon the ideal location for a dark-age-hunting radio telescope, free from human interference and noise. Ideas abound to make this a possibility.