Generally, the nights of and near the new moon – when the moon is not illuminated – are better for most stargazing experiences. Here are the dates of new moons this year.

A rare parade of planets will light up the night sky throughout January. Six planets will be in alignment for the rest of the ...

Prepare to howl with delight at the first full moon of January 2025, the wolf moon, one of several wonders in the night sky this month.

The first occurred on Dec. 1, and now, the second — the black moon — will arrive on Monday, Dec. 30. Astronomers call it a black moon, and it something we experience often. Here’s what to ...

The Apollo missions continued until December 1972, when the program was shut down and astronaut Eugene Cernan became the last man to walk on the moon. The Chandrayaan-2 mission launched on July 22 ...

As the world says goodbye to 2024, many will be wondering what the next year will bring. However, some prophetic figures from ...

the second new moon of December. While blue moons—two full moons in a single month—are well-known, black moons are a rarer occurrence. These moons, which can happen in several different ...

The Black Moon in December 2024 began Monday, Dec. 30 at 5:27 p.m. The moon remains in its new moon phase on New Year's Eve. A Black Moon can occur under several circumstances. Here are the ...

December is coming to an end with a "black moon" on Monday night, Dec. 30, but those hoping to see the phenomenon will be out of luck. That's because a black moon is the term for the second new ...

December's Full Moon and New Moon may have been and gone, but this month will see another celestial event before the year is out. A ‘black moon’ is set to take place on 30 December 2024 – named as ...

The moon rises behind the Washington Monument on December 14 in the nation's capital. A rare "black moon" will occur in the Central and Eastern time zones of the U.S. and Canada on Monday night.