The dark skies during a new moon provide ideal conditions for spotting skywatching targets that would otherwise be outshined by moonlight. The next new moon will occur on Wednesday, Jan. 29 at 7: ...

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 ...

With the Lunar New Year on Jan. 29, the Year of the Snake commences as the Chinese zodiac rotates through its 12 animals.

At the start of a new year, we become increasingly aware of the marking of time into significant chunks and milestones. Yet, ...

Here are some key events to look forward to in space and astronomy in the year ahead. By Michael Roston and Katrina Miller Our species called this latest 366-day journey around the sun “2024 ...

The Mars Sample Return effort was billions of dollars over budget and not expected to return to Earth with its samples until 2040.

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What is the moon phase today? Today, Jan. 18, 2025, the moon is 19 days old, in the Waning Gibbous phase of its lunar cycle. It is 78% illuminated. Moon phases reveal the passage of time in the ...

Lunar New Year — also commonly called Chinese New Year — marks the start of the new year based on lunar calendars, or monthly cycles of the moon's phases. The lunar new year starts with the ...

Fancy howling at the moon? Well, tonight is the night: the first full moon of 2025 will shine in the sky, nicknamed the Wolf ...