A halo around the sun or moon is an optical phenomenon created by refracted sunlight or moonlight through tiny ice crystals that make up high-altitude clouds. The light is refracted in 22-degree ...

To the Inca people of what’s now South America, the total lunar eclipse indicated that a jaguar had gobbled up the moon. They ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. A total lunar eclipse — also known as a “Blood Moon” — is a ...

Before dawn on Tuesday, March 3, the full moon will slip into Earth’s shadow and briefly glow a deep coppery red, creating a rare “blood moon” visible across most of the United States. It will be the ...

The February 2026 Snow Moon appears on February 1 and reflects winter’s history, science, and seasonal meaning.

The moon and sun share top billing in 2026. Kicking off the year’s cosmic wonders is the moon, drawing the first astronauts to visit in more than 50 years as well as a caravan of robotic lunar landers ...

The Moon’s gravitational pull on Earth, combined with other forces, causes our surface water to be redistributed into bulges ...