1+ hour, 50+ min ago   (133+ words) We're only a few days away from the Full Moon now, so if you're hoping to spot some lunar features on its surface, your chances are pretty high. Keep reading to find out what you might be able to see....

17+ hour, 59+ min ago   (384+ words) Folks across North and South America, as well as parts of Europe and Africa, will have a front-row seat to a partial lunar eclipse on Aug. 27, painting the moon the color of a hot fireplace poker. Unlike solar eclipses, you…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (144+ words) The Moon is getting closer to the Full Moon, with more than half of its surface illuminated tonight. It's still in its Waxing Gibbous phase, so there's plenty to see as the Moon continues to get brighter each night. As…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (159+ words) The Moon is more than half illuminated tonight, so it's a perfect opportunity to do some Moon-gazing (cloud cover dependent, of course). If you don't know exactly what you're looking at, NASA's Daily Moon Guide is a great resource to…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (386+ words) August has been a busy month for celestial events. From the recent solar eclipse, the Perseids meteor shower, and now a partial lunar eclipse will be gracing our skies. Visible across much of North America this week, sky-gazers will have…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (133+ words) The Moon is getting closer to the Full Moon now, with its illuminated portion continuing to get bigger each night. Now in its Waxing Gibbous phase, more than half of the Moon is lit up as seen from Earth. As…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (119+ words) The Moon is looking brighter than it did just a few nights ago. Tonight, it reaches its First Quarter phase, when half of the Moon’s visible surface is illuminated. As of Thursday, Aug. 20, NASA's Daily Moon Guide tracker tells us…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (129+ words) The Moon is getting brighter with each passing night. Its illuminated side is gradually growing on the right side (left, if you're in the Southern Hemisphere) as it moves through the Waxing Crescent phase of its lunar cycle. As of…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (121+ words) After nights of almost complete darkness, the Moon is well and truly back in the sky. Each night it will appear more illuminated to us on Earth, signalling its current phase of the lunar cycle, Waxing Crescent. As of Tuesday,…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (102+ words) The Moon is starting to reappear more each night as we work through the lunar cycle. We're still in the waxing Crescent phase, which means the illuminated portion is growing a little more each night. As of Monday, Aug. 17, NASA's…...