As of Sunday, Oct. 26, the moon phase is Waxing Crescent. There will be 21% of the moon lit up tonight, according to NASA's ...

From quick flashes to faint glows that hang around a little longer, strange lights have been spotted on the moon for ...

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If all goes as planned, early next year four astronauts will blast off on a mission that’s been a long time coming: a return ...

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"Every flight is almost a test flight … you're going out into the unknown." New NASA astronaut candidate Ben Bailey thinks that his 2,000 flight hours here on Earth might come in handy during a moon ...

Quasi-moons are not real moons and don't actually orbit the Earth, although they sometimes appear to do so for short periods of time, Phil Nicholson, professor of astronomy at Cornell University, told ...

Full moons might be known for getting everyone riled up, but astrologically speaking, there’s much more to this lunation than ...

Waning Gibbous - The moon starts losing light on the right side. Last Quarter (or Third Quarter) - Another half-moon, but now the left side is lit. Waning Crescent - A thin sliver of light remains on ...

We're nearly at the full moon, which means it's getting bigger each night. The lunar cycle is a 29.5-day cycle of eight distinct phases of the moon. According to NASA, these phases happen as the Sun ...