As new sea passages open up, the commercial and defence possibilities are becoming irresistible. To take advantage, America desperately needs ships ...

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The moon's ascending node (the point in the sky where its orbit crosses the ecliptic from south to north) is moving westward ...

The moon makes for an excellent guide to see Mars in the night sky tonight. As the sun sets this evening (Feb. 9), the moon will be shining brightly in the east, 93% illuminated in its waxing ...

The so-called snow moon of 2025 will be glowing brightly in the winter sky this week, officially reaching its fullest phase at 8:54 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 12. The moon will appear 99% full ...

Conversely, on the other side of the sky, in Sagittarius, where the ecliptic is oriented farthest south, it will appear to run unusually low. While these tilts coincide every 18.6 years, the moon ...

6:10 A.M. Moon Phase: Waxing gibbous (96%) The Winter Hexagon is a large asterism created by linking seven stars in the wintertime sky. Credit: Alison Klesman (via TheSkyX) Although we’ve passed ...

Another treat is in store for stargazers tonight (February 9) as the Moon and Mars will be sitting very close to each other in the night sky. The Moon's monthly movement around the sky often takes ...

The government's plan to meet housebuilding targets by building on the so-called grey belt is "rushed" and "not properly thought through", according to a Lords committee report. The grey belt ...

But there's a bonus reason to watch the full moon rise a little higher into the sky this month: its regal companion. The moon will be officially full at 8:53 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Feb. 12 and ...