Earth's Moon: Formation, Composition and Orbit
Latest about Moon Phases

By Jesse Emspak Published
The dark skies of the new moon of June 2024 will allow some of the naked eye planets to stand out late in the night after midnight.

By Jesse Emspak Published
The new moon of May 2024 will see the bright constellations of summer begin to rise just as those of winter sink below the horizon.

By Jesse Emspak Published
This month's new moon, which occurs on April 8, is a special one: It will cause a total solar eclipse, the last such event to grace the contiguous United States for two decades.

By Brett Tingley Published
The moon reaches its first quarter moon phase on Dec. 19, crossing the sky in the Pisces constellation as the last half-moon of 2023.

By Jesse Emspak Published
November is when the winter constellations of the Northern Hemisphere become more prominent; it's the time of year when Orion, Taurus and Gemini are visible almost all night long.

By Samantha Mathewson Published
The steel skeleton of the world's largest visible- and infrared-light telescope is illuminated by the rising full moon in a gorgeous new photo from the European Southern Observatory.

By Robert Lea Published
A lunar eclipse visible to potentially millions of stargazers across the Eastern Hemisphere on Saturday offered an early skywatching treat before Halloween.

By Josh Dinner Published
The final supermoon of the year, the Harvest Moon of September, gave skywatchers the final lunar thrill of the season.
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