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As of Saturday, Aug. 16, the moon phase is Third Quarter (also known as the Last Quarter) and it is 46% lit up to us on Earth ...
The moon will sweep close to the Pleiades open star cluster in the early morning hours of Aug. 16-17, with the ice giant ...
From Aug. 17-21, a spectacular “planet parade” (also called an alignment) features the moon and six planets. Here’s when and ...
The waning Moon passes Jupiter, Venus, and Mercury before dawn, while Titan’s shadow transits Saturn in the sky this week.
A seasonal black moon, to appear on August 22 or 23, is the third of four new moons within an astronomical season ...
On Monday night, Aug. 11, the moon will be in its waning gibbous phase at roughly 94% illuminated after this past weekend's ...
Here is when you can see the full moon according to NASA's Sky Event Calendar: April 12 (Pink Moon) — 1:22 UTC (Apr 13), 8:22 ...
Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy has directed the agency to fast-track plans to put a nuclear reactor on the moon.
For centuries, Earth’s moon has captivated our imaginations. From ancient myths to modern science, it’s been a symbol of ...
This month, the full moon peaked just before 4 a.m. ET on Saturday morning, Aug. 9. But Americans have been treated to a ...
A final "gee-whiz" fact you can reveal to your friends is that what you are seeing in Monday's sky is an illusion of ...