Titan, the second largest moon in the Solar System—indeed, it is even larger than the planet Mercury—draws attention not only because of its size, but also due to its dense, hazy atmosphere, an ...

With the “Hunter’s Moon” turning full yesterday you might think that this week the night skies will merely be ruined by strong moonlight. Not so. A quirk of celestial mechanics means that the ...

A blue supermoon rising over Middle Straits Lake in West Bloomfield. Photo submitted to MIPics by Insider user fitforeverphotography. (WDIV) It was the best of moons, it was the brightest of moons.

We’ve seen it before, but never this clearly. For the first time, China’s Longjiang-2 satellite photographed the entirety of the Moon’s far side and the Earth in a single shot, Popular Mechanics ...