The Moon appears unchanging in the night sky, but its movement hides a slow transformation. For decades, scientists have observed that our satellite is gradually moving away from Earth, year after ...

The waxing gibbous moon will appear close to Saturn in the southeastern sky at sunset on Nov. 29 as Neptune lurks unseen ...

Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. November 16: Iapetus at western elongation The Moon passes 1.2° south of Spica at 6 A.M. EST. The pair is visible in the ...

This month will bring some striking celestial sights, including one of the year’s best meteor showers and a glowing ...

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CLEVELAND, Ohio — A low-hanging full moon tinged red by Canadian wildfire smoke is set to dazzle the skies over Northeast Ohio and beyond. The full moon, which occurs at 3:44 a.m. ET Wednesday morning ...

Four prominent celestial objects — the moon, a bright planet and two bright stars — will come together to form a "celestial quadruple play" in the night sky this week. During the final week of June ...

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There’s a new moon rising in the sign of sex, death, secrets and power, folks. When is the new moon The new moon in Scorpio ...