Solar eclipses occur when the moon gets between Earth and the sun. This causes the moon to cast a shadow onto Earth. A solar eclipse can only take place at the phase of new moon, but different factors ...

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Proba-3's Coronagraph and Occulter fly in tandom as they loop around the sunward side of Earth, with the Occulter at the precise distance to block the Sun's disk for the camera. (ESA) Now, Proba-3 has ...

Look for them around 10 p.m. local daylight time, roughly one-quarter up in the western sky. In addition to their closeness ...

There will be three full moons during the summer. And the sky this season has a number of bright stars that form easily ...

When June’s full moon rises Tuesday night, it will be at its lowest spot in a 37-year span, and it won't drop this low again until 2043. It’s also ...

Think of forest bathing – slow, mindful walks in the woods – and remove the forest, and you have something like land ...

One of the most common campfire debates regarding low-light hunting is whether digital night vision (DNV) is still king or if ...

What to expect from the world of space and astronomy in 2025? Let's explore the unmissable astronomy moments this year!

At the time of this writing, June 23, Jupiter was about half a degree left of the afternoon Sun and due to pass behind it ...

The moon is over the Sydney Harbour Bridge during a lunar eclipse in Sydney, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. Known as a blood moon, the moon appears a reddish-orange from the light of Earth's sunsets and ...

The dark skies during a new moon provide ideal conditions for spotting skywatching targets that would otherwise be outshined by moonlight.