Barring pesky clouds, skywatchers will have a spectacular view of a super blue moon when it rises in the evening sky on Monday. This super blue moon is a rare event. The "super" part of its title ...

The rare super blue moon will reach peak fullness on Monday, Aug. 19. On the heels of the Perseid meteor shower earlier this month, August is offering another great astronomical sight -- the rare ...

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 ...

August's full moon, which is coming Monday, August 19, has several names. It's a supermoon, a blue moon and the sturgeon moon. So what do they all mean? The "super" part refers to the moon's orbit ...

August's supermoon blue moon, the first of 2024's four consecutive supermoons, will appear full from Sunday through Wednesday this week, giving astronomy fans a rare show when they look to the skies.

Although many lunar phenomena are one-night-only events, a ring around the moon is much less elusive. Also known as a lunar halo, a bright white ring of light around the moon can appear anytime ...

What is the moon phase today? Today, Sep. 7, 2024, the moon is 4 days old and is in the waxing crescent phase of its lunar cycle. It is 17% illuminated. Moon phases reveal the passage of time in ...

A super blue moon is a full moon, blue moon, and a super moon all at once. Don’t be deceived by the name—a blue moon isn’t because the moon is blue; that’s just the nickname used for the ...

Earth won't experience another Blue Moon until 2026. Here we explore this phenomenon in more detail. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

If you're looking for something to gaze at before then, the moon and Saturn are going to be very close together on Aug. 20. The two celestial bodies will be in conjunction -- an astronomy term ...