The dark skies during a new moon provide ideal conditions for spotting skywatching targets that would otherwise be outshined by moonlight.

Moon phases reveal the passage of time in the night sky. 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 ...

A "buck moon," which scientists predict will appear on August 23, happens when the moon passes through the same part of the ...

Before you download a stargazing app, think about what you want to get out of it. Are you a complete beginner just trying to ...

Set sail on an extraordinary journey aboard the Douglas Mawson, a state-of-the-art expedition ship, to witness the longest total solar eclipse left this century which takes place on 2 August 2027.