A rare lunar occultation will occur on Feb. 2 when the moon passes directly in front of bright star Regulus as seen from a ...

The new year is bringing an extraordinary lunar event: The first full moon of 2026, known as the wolf moon, will also be the year's inaugural supermoon — appearing noticeably larger and brighter ...

It's already a great month for skygazers, with a trio of meteor showers and the return of the northern hemisphere winter constellations. Tonight, it also features the second of four supermoons in a ...

Crowds look on as the super moon rises behind the Fremantle War Memorial at Monument Hill on November 14, 2016 in Fremantle, Australia. A super moon occurs when a full moon passes closes to ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. The moon is getting 1½ inches (3.8 centimeters) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sky-gazers watch the nearly full harvest moon rise over Penobscot Bay on Sept. 13, 2019, in Camden, Maine. (Robert F. Bukaty/AP) ...

Four astronauts in training to fly around the moon early next year strapped into their Orion spacecraft this weekend for a dress rehearsal countdown in a major milestone toward launch. Based on ...

Regulus — also called Alpha Leonis — is one of the brightest stars in the night sky. The brightest star in the constellation ...