What is the moon phase today? Today, Oct. 21, 2024, the moon is 19 days old and is in the Waning Gibbous phase of its lunar cycle. It is 78% illuminated. Moon phases reveal the passage of time in ...

A new analysis of maps of the near and far sides of the moon shows that there are multiple sources of water and hydroxyl in the sunlit rocks and soils, including water-rich rocks excavated by ...

NASA has developed a process that creates more accurate solar eclipse maps, the agency recently announced - and the shadow cast by the moon in the new, better maps might not look quite as you’d ...

Stargazers are in for a celestial spectacle this week with the year's largest supermoon, known as the Hunter's Moon, appearing in ... Below is a map, courtesy of the National Weather Service ...

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 Friday, Nov. 1.

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 ...

9, 2024: A link to a map of asteroid 2024 PT5’s orbit around the sun was added. There may be a new bright comet in the night sky, but this weekend Earth also has a new moon. As of Sunday ...

The Moon is one of nature's wonders, but to photograph it successfully you first have to understand it. Although astrophotographers specializing in the Moon usually photograph it through a powerful ...