One of the best meteor showers of the year is about to peak. Here's how to watch and where you can catch the Geminids.

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 ...

Observational astronomers hate the moon ... sky on Earth. But that very spotlight is the problem: when the moon is out, its glare can hide nearly everything else. When you are looking for tiny ...

In addition to observations from Earth, current space missions such ... “So when people go out and look at the moon, know that you’re looking not just at a wonderful object in the night ...

Researchers have had their first-ever look at samples brought back from the Moon’s far side — and the rocks detail a history of volcanic activity that spans billions of years. “We can tell ...

Look up in the evening sky this week ... 28, 2007. When the moon moves into the inner part of Earth's shadow, or umbra, according to NASA, some of the sunlight entering Earth's skies scatters ...

The Cold Moon, December's full moon, will reach peak illumination on Sunday, Dec. 15. This follows November's full moon, the Beaver Moon. December's full moon marks the final full moon of 2024. The ...