What is the moon phase today? Today, Dec. 13, 2024, the moon is 12 days old, in the waxing gibbous phase of its lunar cycle. It is 94% illuminated. Moon phases reveal the passage of time in the ...

When astronomy fans look to the sky this week, they'll get to see November's Beaver full moon, the last of 2024's four consecutive supermoons. The 2024 series of supermoons started in August with ...

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This alignment ensures the entire side of the Moon that faces us gleams under ...

In 1874, James Nasmyth and James Carpenter published a remarkable book: The Moon: Considered as a Planet, a World, and a Satellite. Lavishly illustrated with spectacular images of lunar features ...

Here are the dates for the full moons in 2024. The next full moon will be on Sunday, Dec. 15. It will officially reach its full moon phase at 4:02 a.m. EST (0902 GMT) but local moonrise times vary ...

Volcanoes were erupting on the mysterious far side of the moon billions of years ago just like on the side that we can see, new research confirms. Researchers analyzed lunar soil brought back by ...

A bronze sculpture of Ad Astra, a Kansa Indian, perched atop the Kansas Capitol dome is silhouetted against the nearly full moon on Thursday in Topeka, Kan. (Charlie Riedel/AP) The last supermoon ...

Scientists have published the first detailed analyses of the historic cache of lunar soil and rock that China retrieved from the far side of the moon this year. Chang’e-6, the first mission to ...

This supermoon will reach its peak brightness on Friday at 4:29pm Eastern Time (21:29 GMT). This moon will coincide with other celestial events, including the Leonid meteor shower and the Pleiades ...

Check my main feed for more in-depth articles on stargazing, astronomy, eclipses and more. The moon can often bleach the sky, making it difficult to see stars, but it moves quickly. Since it rises ...

Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The moon has some new stories to tell. Scientists have published the first detailed analyses of the ...