The dark side of the moon may be the most misnamed place in all of the solar system, in fact, by some accounts, the nearside ...

The large golden aura is formed from the incoming light reflected off the sun-side of the occulter, a device that blocks the ...

Look at this diagram of the moon on opposite sides of the Earth: On the far side of Earth, the gravitational force from both Earth and the sun are in the same direction. This net force will make ...

The video shows the moon appearing next to the sun, passing in front of it and reappearing on the other side. "Have you ever stopped to think that when you see a solar eclipse, you never see the ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Up here on the International Space Station I don’t get affected by the seasons but on Earth the seasons are always ...

A full moon is one of the lunar phases where the entire visible side of the moon, facing Earth, is illuminated by the sun. It's all about the alignment — Earth's position is between the sun and the ...