Jupiter's moon Io stands alone among the solar system's moons. It has more than 400 active volcanoes, and its surface is home ...

The moon is shining nice and bright tonight, so let's take a look at what we can see tonight, day 10 of the lunar cycle. The lunar cycle is a series of eight phases of the moon. NASA explains that ...

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We're approaching the end of this lunar cycle, and the moon is nearly completely out of view. We're on day 27 of the lunar cycle, according to NASA, with it lasting 29.5 days in total. There are eight ...

The second total lunar eclipse of 2025 will transform the full moon into a coppery-red "blood moon" on the night of Sept. 7–8. This long-lasting, impressive eclipse is visible to billions worldwide, ...

Tonight, skywatchers will witness the second and final lunar eclipse of the year — also the longest since 2022. The total lunar eclipse will occur from 9:57 PM to 1:26 AM, lasting over 3 hours and 29 ...

Editor's note: The September 2025 total lunar eclipse put on a spectacular show, dazzling stargazers with a mesmerizing display of orbital mechanics that briefly turned the moon blood red as Earth's ...

Holly Winton receives funding from Royal Society Te Apārangi (Rutherford Discovery Fellowship and Marsden Fast-Start) and Victoria University of Wellington (Mātauranga Māori Research Fund). Logistics ...