"The temperature just wildly swings from extremely hot to extremely cold," John Monnier, a professor of astronomy at the ...

Some nights when we look up at the moon, it is full and bright; sometimes it is just a sliver of silvery light. These changes in appearance are the phases of the moon. As the moon orbits Earth ...

For example, he has rarely criticized NASA or its overall goal to return humans to the Moon through the Artemis Program.

The moon nakshatra offers personal insights and energy alignments, akin to a cosmic Sorting Hat, with each nakshatra ...

The Aztecs were highly advanced and civilized, except for that child-sacrificing thing. How will we be judged centuries from ...

The first full moon of 2025 is nearly here. Dubbed the "wolf moon" for its connection to wolves calling on those long January ...

Trump has nominated billionaire entrepreneur and private space traveler Jared Isaacman as a NASA administrator, signaling a ...

This year will mark a turning point in humanity’s relationship with the moon, as we begin to lay the foundations for a ...

Thanks to the Moon’s orbit around Earth, the angle of sunlight hitting the lunar surface and being reflected back to our planet changes. That creates different lunar phases. The next Full Moon ...

A solar eclipse crossed North America. Two robotic landers reached the lunar surface, largely intact. The most powerful ...

Full moon names are rooted in ancient traditions often from Native American, European or other cultural lore. The names often reflect natural events such as animal behavior or seasonal changes.

The First Quarter Moon rises on Monday, January 6, in the fire sign of Aries. As the first sign of the zodiac, Aries brings ...