The full moon this week will be a spectacular Beaver Supermoon—the last in a series of four supermoons this year. Here's how ...

Juno’s close flyby of Jupiter on October 23 reveals intricate storm patterns and a unique perspective of moon Amalthea.

Footage from camera traps in the undergrowth showed small mammals, such as rodents and armadillos, seemed to avoid predators ...

NASA's Perseverance rover captured Phobos eclipsing the Sun, offering insights into Mars' moons and evolution.

Curator Tong Yanrunan says the rising of the sun and setting of the moon signify the passage of time and, along with yin and yang, form the universe's most fundamental opposites. "Splendors of the Sun ...

Credit: NOAA/NRL CCOR When the sunlight illuminated the inside of the instrument, a central cylindrical device called an occulter blocked the Sun’s disk, creating an artificial eclipse—similar to how ...

“The Moon and Serpent Bumper Book of Magic” is filled with do-it-yourself pages suggesting useful ways to make idols, meditate, explore the sephiroth of the Kabbalah, and read your own tarot ...

The sun has reached its "solar maximum period," which is a state of heightened activity in its 11-year solar cycle. It's normal, but will almost certainly bring more solar storms — the type that ...

The brightest supermoon of 2024 dazzled across the world on Oct. 17, from London to Sri Lanka Lokman Ilhan/Anadolu via Getty October's full moon on Oct. 17 — also known as the Hunter's Moon ...

Anyone who is capable of seeing the moon (or the sun) near the horizon has experienced this effect. The moon looks enormous there, far larger than it does when it’s overhead. I’m an astronomer ...

The largest and brightest full moon of 2024 lit up the skies of Earth on Thursday (Oct. 17), with skywatchers across the globe on hand to capture the lunar face in its full glory. This Hunter's ...