The four primary phases of the moon (new moon, first quarter, full moon, last quarter) occur about a week apart, with the full moon its most dazzling stage. Tariq is the Editor-in-Chief of Space ...

There are eight phases of the Moon beginning with the new Moon, followed by waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full Moon, waning gibbous, third quarter and finally waning crescent.

The scientific explanation for the moon's phases is due to its position in relation to the Earth and the sun, causing ...

"You'll be over the (half) moon about this new Doodle game series! Join the celestial card game where players must connect ...

Our moon goes through phases and sometimes turns red or disappears into shadows. Here's what you need to know about the full moon.

November plays host to the final of four supermoons seen this year. This super moon is dubbed the Beaver Moon and will peak ...

On Oct. 14 NASA’s Europa Clipper was launched from Kennedy Space Center to explore Jupiter’s moon, Europa. It will arrive at ...

Mercury is well placed in the SW evening skies the first two weeks of November, but is lost in its glare by Thanksgiving. Venus dominates the SW sky, getting closer and brighter but also shrinking in ...

Nov. 1-9 – Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS slowly slides upward from the bell-shaped constellation Ophiuchus into Aquila the Eagle ...

As remarkable as SpaceX’s Starship rocket catch was, it represents but a single step on a long path to the Moon for NASA, and ...

Venus is the brilliant evening “star” now shining at magnitude -4 in the southwest at dusk. In early November—five months ...

Join the celestial card game where players must connect the phases of the lunar cycle ... Claim victory over a third quarter moon to score a prize! For more space-based Google Doodles, check ...