because the illuminated side of the moon is facing away from Earth, toward the sun. The moon is also in the sky during the day, and without its Earth-facing side illuminated by the sun ...

After the sun and the moon, the planet Venus is the brightest astronomical object in the night sky. The close conjunction of Venus and a crescent moon will be visible once more this year ...

This lunar phase sees the moon roughly between the Earth and the sun, making the moon invisible but the night skies free from moonlight. That makes tonight the very best of the month for ...

New moons happen when the sun and the moon share the same celestial longitude, a position also called conjunction. You can't see the moon during this phase from Earth because the illuminated side ...

A new moon happens when the sun and the moon share the same celestial longitude and the latter's illuminated side faces away from the Earth, making it invisible to the naked eye. As the lunar ...

A black moon is not visible from Earth because the moon is positioned between the Earth and the sun, with the sun's light shining on the far side of the moon. Black moons are intriguing to ...

While most people are familiar with the term “Blue Moon,” a “Black Moon” is an equally rare phenomenon, and will occur this week. According to Time and Date, a “Black Moon” is actually ...

The "new moon" begins the cycle when the moon is exactly between Earth and the sun. We cannot see the moon when it's new; no sunlight is reflected from its Earth-facing side. A new moon is the ...

Recent photos taken by India’s Space Research Organization moon orbiter, known as Chandrayaan 2, clearly show the Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 landing sites more than 50 years later. The photos were ...

By Becky Ferreira For a few months last fall, a school-bus-size space rock named 2024 PT5 gained fame as Earth’s new “mini-moon.” Astronomers rushed to study the object while it was still ...

On Jan. 21, the sun will be confronted by shadowy Pluto, triggering powerful shifts at an individual and collective level If you’ve been feeling like something is shifting deep within you and in ...

Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, is when the full Wolf Moon howls its brightest. The moon's phases in January are: According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, moonrise for the Louisville area will happen by ...