On Monday evening, you’ll have more of a reason than usual to gaze up at the sky, as August’s rare super blue moon will take center stage for the pleasure of photographers, astronomers ...

A rare sky spectacle will occur Monday night that (probably) won't happen again for years: A full moon that can be called both a supermoon and blue moon will grace the night skies over the U.S ...

The rare cosmic combination of a supermoon and blue moon peaks at 2:26 p.m. ET Monday. The last time this lunar event occurred was August 2023, and the next super blue moons are projected for ...

See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2024. Today, Aug. 22, 2024, the moon is 18 days old and is in the Waning Gibbous phase of its lunar ...

The blue supermoon is upon us. On Monday, Aug. 19, the rare cosmic event will take over the skies when a supermoon and seasonal blue moon occur at the same time. A supermoon happens when the full ...

The Moon follows a cycle of eight phases, spanning a month − more precisely 29.5 days. Beyond its sheer size and glow, the full moon can hold deep spiritual significance, depending on the season ...

Here are the dates for the full moons in 2024. The next full moon will be on Tuesday, Sept.17 at 10:34 p.m. EDT (0234 GMT on Sept. 28). The moon will still appear full the night before and after ...

When a NASA spacecraft passes over Shackleton Crater on the moon and peers in, it sees this: a sea of blackness and nothing more. This 13-mile-wide crater lies close to the moon’s south pole.

When you learn about the moon in school, you’re generally taught that its gravity is insufficient to capture and retain any significant atmosphere. The moon is nonetheless surrounded by a thin ...

Hundreds of visitors gather at Stonehenge for the autumn equinox amid a full moon. There is some evidence that people sleep less during the full moon. Since time immemorial, people around the ...

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This alignment ensures the entire side of the Moon that faces us gleams under ...