Webb just spotted a carbon-rich moon factory 625 light-years away, revealing how moons like ours may have first taken shape.

The moon, just hours past its last quarter phase, will rise above the east-northeastern horizon shortly before midnight local time. Shining about 6 degrees to its right will be Jupiter, the largest ...

The article outlines a series of observational opportunities for planets, including Jupiter's Galilean moon shadow transits, close approaches of the Moon with Venus, Mercury, and Mars in the predawn ...

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The first and brightest supermoon of 2025 is just days away. October's harvest moon will appear to be the largest moon and will illuminate the sky for several nights. Here's what to know and when to ...

This year, October's Full Moon is the Harvest Moon, the Hunter's Moon, and a supermoon. Look up, tonight, to see 2025's Super Hunter's Harvest Moon lighting up the sky. At precisely 11:49 p.m. EDT, on ...

Tonight, the spectacular harvest moon is set to reach its fullest in UK skies. The lunar event is particularly significant as it is the first of three consecutive supermoons - which occur when a full ...

"We're confident in our ability to solve technology's toughest challenges and excited to continue accelerating our future beyond Earth." A new private moon lander could take flight just a few years ...