Long before the full moon rises, shifting sunlight transforms the lunar surface into one of the sky's best telescope targets.

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This ...

A bright full moon will light up the sky this weekend as it rises in Scorpio. Here's what to know about the special May 2026 flower moon. Tonight's full moon will be the May flower moon, but not the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...

NASA's Artemis II mission launched from Florida with four astronauts on a 10-day journey around the moon. The historic launch, the first crewed lunar mission in 54 years, coincided with April's full ...

After two major delays, NASA made history on April 1 and launched a crew of four astronauts on a 10-day expedition around the moon and back. The Artemis II mission, which is the second under NASA's ...

Sky watchers caught the spring season’s first full moon rising in the night sky. April’s full pink moon peaked at 10:11 p.m. ET Wednesday, according to Time and Date. Despite the moniker, the silvery ...

The next full moon will be the April pink moon, set to rise in the sign of Libra and marking the first full moon of Spring 2026, on April Fool's Day — followed by a special Lyrid meteor shower later ...

The Artemis II crew unveiled the zero gravity indicator – or ZGI -- that will be with them as they fly from Florida's Kennedy Space Center to the moon's orbit. The team chose "Rise," inspired by the ...

A second-grade student from California has designed the mascot that will join NASA's Artemis II mission to the moon. Known as the zero gravity indicator – or ZGI – the item, which is sometimes a toy ...