See the epic view of the moon and Earth captured by the Orion spacecraft ahead of its outbound powered flyby. Credit: NASA / ...

The moon's unusually low path tonight is a direct result of its 18.6-year lunar cycle, known as a lunistice, a point when the moon's orbit tilts to its greatest angle relative to Earth's equator.

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Mercury is notoriously difficult to see from Earth, thanks to its proximity to the Sun. But on July 4, Mercury reaches its ...

“Footage above showing the Earth rising and setting behind the Moon was captured by Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander shortly after our second lunar orbit maneuver on February 18,” Firefly ...

At the same time, the spacecraft got its first glimpse of the Moon from Earth’s orbit. An image taken from the top deck of Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander with the Moon in the distance ...

As the moon moves around Earth, the side we can see gradually becomes more illuminated by direct sunlight. First quarter: The moon is 90 degrees away from the sun in the sky and is half-illuminated ...

There will be several chances to see the shadow of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, pass across the ringed planet's Earth-facing ...

A total lunar eclipse, the first since November 2022, is set to occur on Thursday night, into Friday morning. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth makes its way between the sun and moon.

On Thursday, March 13, 13.4% of the world’s population will have the chance to bear witness to a rare “blood moon.” The last lunar eclipse of this kind took place nearly 2.5 years ago, in ...

There's a new moon on the horizon. The Earth will gain a second, mini-moon on Sept. 29, but it won't stick around too long, USA TODAY reports.The asteroid 2024 PT5 is expected to escape Earth's ...