The lunar terminator, the sunset/sunrise line that sweeps across the Moon’s surface as the Moon orbits Earth, travels at a rate of 9.6 mph (15.4 km/h) along our satellite’s equator. Taking the average ...

September’s full Harvest Moon rises around sunset tonight, with Saturn shining nearby. Here’s exactly when to look from ...

Have you ever glimpsed the surface features of the Moon? Not just the faintly piebald facade that our imagination spins into familiar shapes like faces and cheese, but the varying depths of the ...

The final month of the year 2025 begins with the Cold Moon, the second-biggest full moon of 2025 and a “supermoon,” according to Forbes. Expected to turn full at 8:20 a.m. EST on Thursday, December 4, ...

Comets visible to the average stargazer don’t come along too often, which alone makes it worth looking up this week to see the “green comet” C/2022 E3 (ZTF) glide by planet Earth. However, it will ...

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We'll have an awesome moon standing up in the south at twilight this evening. It's in waxing gibbous phase between half and full and spending the night in Sagittarius the archer. If you've got a few ...

If you look at the Moon tonight, you will notice that it is looking much fuller than it did last week. On September 21, the Moon is in the Waxing Gibbous phase, with around 72% of its surface visible.

As twilight gives way to darkness tonight, look up at the waxing moon in the south to find Mars nearby. A nice binocular comet cuts across Leo this month. Find out how to see it before dusk gobbles it ...