The new moon of January will be at 7:36 a.m. Eastern Time on Jan. 29, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory, and two days ...

The images were captured using NASA’s Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC), a 4MP CCD camera and telescope on the DSCOVR ...

According to NASA, a lunar occultation occurs when the moon passes in front of an object ... a solar eclipse — when the moon obscures the sun — but much less grand. Lunar occultations can ...

Usually, the moon passes above or below the sun from our vantage point, but occasionally it passes right in front of the sun, and we get a solar eclipse. Giuseppe Donatiello is an Italian amateur ...

The Wolf Moon will reach its peak fullness at 5:27 p.m. Eastern Time on January 13. It will rise in the sky about an hour ...

Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times file Share The Wolf moon, the first full moon of the year, was expected to shine bright in the sky Monday night. The name “Wolf moon” refers to the first full ...

Another year of skywatching is upon us, and there's a lot to look forward to in 2025!

Times for the moon passing in front of Mars will vary ... meaning it’s directly opposite the sun from the vantage point of Earth. As the two planets travel along their orbital paths, Earth ...

and the "Red Planet" also will be remarkably bright thanks to an alignment opposite the sun. Here's what Hoosiers should know about January's full moon and other astronomical happenings.

January's full moon, nicknamed the Wolf Moon, will pass in front of our Red Planet ... that the planet will be directly opposite the Sun (as seen from Earth) and appear closer than it ever ...

A moon appears to us as "full" when the celestial body – Earth's only natural satellite – is on the exact opposite side of our planet from the sun, making the moon's ... the moon will pass in front of ...