While February’s grand planetary parade might be behind us, March will still afford good opportunities to see many of the parade’s participants—especially Mercury. The solar system’s ...

You can see a new moon when it crosses the face of the sun during a solar eclipse ... when just a thin crescent is present, it is sometimes possible to make out the stunning effect known as ...

Behold! As the Ides of March approaches, witness as Earth’s shadow engulfs the moon! Or, put another way, a total lunar eclipse is set to occur on the night of March 13 and into the early-morning ...

The 'full moon' phase is as close as we come to seeing the sun's illumination of the entire day side of the moon. In 2025, ...

After the sun sets on the night of February 28, the 29th day of Shaaban month in the Hijri calendar, moon sighters face west with a clear view of the horizon for a first glimpse of the crescent moon.

A total lunar eclipse overnight cast the moon over North and South American awash in red — although it was hard to see on Long Island due to the clouds and overcast skies. “It was hard to see, if you ...