As of Monday, Nov. 24, the moon phase is Waxing Crescent. This means 16% of the moon is lit up tonight, according to NASA's ...

Wondering about the next full moon or why tonight's moon looks orange? Here's what to know and when to see the bright hunter's supermoon of 2025. The moon appears orange because its light, reflected ...

It’s one of the most enduring ideas about the formation of our solar system: Earth collided with a Mars-sized object, Theia, ...

“Impact flashes on the moon are very common,” University of Colorado Boulder astrophysical and planetary sciences professor Paul Hayne said. “In fact, they happen more or less every night, and it’s a ...

Anyone casually looking at the moon next week is probably going to think it’s pretty big in the night sky. What could it mean? The moon looks bigger in the night sky because it is in perigee, or the ...

When the moon is nearly between Earth and the sun, one side of the moon faces the sun, and that side is illuminated, but the side the Earth sees is dark. This is called the new moon phase of the lunar ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. The moon is getting 1½ inches (3.8 centimeters) ...

July's full "Buck Moon" will rise toward the beginning of the new month. Here's what to know about this month's full moon, including the best time to view it, the origin of its name, and more. When is ...