A rare 'smiley face' triple conjunction is coming to Earth's morning skies on April 25, when Venus, Saturn and the crescent ...

There's a micromoon, "a smiley face" and one of the ... While the moon will be at its closest point to Earth, its orbit places it between the sun and Earth. The April 27 new supermoon will be ...

Some people liken this peculiar phase of the sun and moon as a "Cheshire cat smile" or a "horizontal smiley face" shape. In a March 1, 2025, Space.com story, the site describes the March 29 ...

Sky-gazers observe a micromoon as the celestial object is at or near the farthest point from Earth — also known as apogee — ...

Skywatchers worldwide are in for a charming cosmic display before the sun rises next week as three celestial bodies will ...

A Full Moon is witnessed when Earth is between the Sun and the Moon, making the entire Moon’s face visible. Conversely, during a New Moon, the Moon lies between Earth and the Sun, shrouding its ...

A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the sun and Earth, completely obscuring the face of the sun. These solar eclipses are possible because the diameter of the sun is about ...

Most cities in upper Maine could potentially see a "devil's horns," "solar horns" or horizontal "smiley face" eclipse sunrise ...

The moon dims, the meteors fly, and the planets dance—these are the most exciting celestial events happening this month.

When the moon passes between the sun and the Earth ... or total, with the entire face of the moon darkened. The type of lunar eclipse depends on how precise the alignment of the three bodies ...

In this type of event, the moon only blocks part of the sun’s face, creating a crescent shape in which it appears the moon is taking a “bite” out of the sun. This event will be visible to ...