Did you ever ask yourself why the sun is bright yellow during the day and why the moon glows white at night? Well, there is ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere).

The next full moon ... the “milk moon” from the Old English word “rimilcemona,” which means three-milkings-month and signifies the cows that were milked three times a day during this ...

While several meteor showers happen in June, most activity is not visible from Earth. Two of the more notable events are the ...

This month's night sky is filled with close-range meteors, swirling nebulas, and prime stargazing conditions. Here’s when you ...

We've even been asked if you could run solar cells during the long lunar night on reflected earthlight, so we decided to ...

At that time, turn west to see the nearly Full Moon ... as our Sun for us to see it as a 1st-magnitude star. Only the Moon’s far western limb remains in darkness as lunar day unfolds across ...

A full moon ... during the full and new moons, with their stronger currents, and more sedate during the weak neap tide, he says. But they also have a sun-linked daily cycle: They get dark during ...

Here’s the complete list of Full Moons this year and their traditional names. (All times Eastern; * denotes a Super Moon.) The images below show the day ... During both Full and New Moons, the ...

Here is a look at all the full moons during ... full moon and then reduces in visibility once more. The full moon is "as close as we come to seeing the sun's illumination of the entire day side ...

Because they're sitting across from one another, the sun's luminosity reflects off of the moon, leading to a dramatic, larger-than-life nighttime spectacle. During a full moon, the moon lights the ...