April 22 is traditionally known as Earth Day, the occasion where we pause as temporary travelers on our 'blue marble' to ...

Auroras are natural light displays that occur when charged particles from the sun interact with Earth’s magnetic field and ...

According to Culbertson, Venus will be the higher of the two “eyes” while Saturn will be the lower, and the thin, crescent ...

On Sunday, April 27, the Moon will be about 221,900 miles from Earth when it reaches perigee, the closest distance in its ...

Multiple spacecraft captured the moon's shadow sweeping across North America at more than 1,500 mph during the 2024 total ...

Over 4.6 billion years ago, Earth took shape from a spinning cloud of dust and gas surrounding the young sun. Tiny particles ...

The Moon, Venus, and Saturn are expected to briefly align into a rare formation resembling a “smiley face” this week, Nasa ...

Why it's so special: Something strange happened late at night ... Earth days to orbit the sun, and Earth takes 365 days, so Earth passes between Mars and the sun every 789 days. For more sublime ...

It will officially reach its full moon phase at 12:56 p.m. EST (1656 GMT), but local moonrise times vary depending on location. The moon will still appear full the night before and after its peak ...

Japanese carmaker Honda announced it will be testing a regenerative hydrogen fuel cell system that could be used to power a Moon base ...

Earth’s neighbouring planet Venus will be shining brightly in the morning sky this week - and might just flash us a grin.

That's because the moon is far closer to the Earth than Mars, so what you see depends on your point of view from Earth; the moon's position in the sky on any night ... and the sun, making that ...