The relatively rare celestial event occurs when the Sun, Moon and Earth all line up Saturday's partial solar eclipse will be the first of the year, and the 17th of this century. PARIS: The moon ...

As the moon approaches Venus and Saturn, a lopsided celestial smile will emerge across the eastern sky. The closest new supermoon of the year arrives April 27. The moon will be 221,917 miles from ...

2. Bring Binoculars or a Telescope People can view the Pink Moon with their naked eyes but using binoculars or telescopes will provide better visibility of lunar surface features. You’ll be able ...

From the earthbound observer's point of view, the sun and the moon share the same celestial longitude, a projection of the Earth's longitude lines on the sky. Usually, the moon passes above or ...

For the celestial event to be viewed on Earth ... because it's the third-brightest object in our sky after the sun and the moon. Look for locations with unobstructed views of the horizon ...

As the Moon passes over the Sun in the sky this weekend, the celestial bodies will align so that some of our home star's solar rays will be blocked. When Earth sits in the Moon's shadow ...

The remarkable photographs captured in space by astronauts on board orbiting space shuttles and the International Space ...

Eclipses are always a big deal, as these powerful celestial ... moon, making it a solar eclipse, and it’s here to solidify some major growth spurts and pave the way for a new era. The sun ...

And as this season begins, it will feature many sun and moon highlights in the sky — as well as some changes to what we’ve seen in recent months. There will be three full moons during the season.

“The glare from the sun makes it really, really difficult to see,” said Michelle Nichols with Chicago's Adler Planetarium. A conjunction happens when two celestial bodies appear close together ...

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 ...