Most of the time, the full moon isn't perfectly full. We always see the same side of the moon, but part of it is in shadow, due to the moon's rotation. Only when the moon, Earth and the sun are ...

But it’s not real. Simple measurements of the moon show it’s essentially the same size on the horizon as when it’s overhead. This really is an illusion. It’s been around awhile ...

The dark skies during a new moon provide ideal conditions for spotting skywatching targets that would otherwise be outshined by moonlight. The next new moon will occur on Sunday, Dec. 1 at 1:21 a ...

This alignment ensures the entire side of the Moon that faces us gleams under sunlight ... is given at 12 P.M. local time from the same location. Tuesday, November 5 Sunrise: 6:34 A.M. Sunset ...

That we all share the moon does not mean that we imagine it the same way, however. In our myths and stories, the moon plays many different roles. The mythologies of the moon are as varied as the ...

with a full moon due to materialize less than 12 hours later, at around 7:30 a.m. in the same time zone. It will occur late Wednesday night for places west of the International Date Line and early ...

A SpaceX rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral in Florida today, carrying with it NASA’s US$5-billion dream of finding hints of life on a distant moon ... ocean buried under the icy crust ...

Meet Pepi Nana, Moon Baby, Little Nana, Lambkin, Colly Wobble, Mr Onion, Sleepy Dibillo and Lily Plant. Moon and Me is a classic series of gentle stories about a ‘family’ of comical toy ...

MUSKEGON, MI -- See what this week’s full super moon will illuminate for you and take a night hike to Muskegon’s hidden gem, Lost Lake. The full moon this week is the third and brightest super ...

Many people associate the hunter’s moon with being orange in color as it rises, but the same could be said of all full moons. The color, Shelton explained, is a result of optical effects ...

The full moon this week is the closest one of the year. NPS Photo / Katie Thoresen via Flickr under CC BY 2.0 This week, sky watchers get to experience the third in a series of four consecutive ...

If you noticed the Moon seemed a little brighter than usual on Thursday night, you weren't imagining it. It was a full moon but it was also what is called a "supermoon", the third of four ...