A partial solar eclipse on Saturday will make it look as if the moon has taken a bite out of the sun over parts of North ...

You can see a new moon when it crosses the face of the sun during a solar eclipse. New moons occur approximately once every month because that's roughly how long it takes for the moon to orbit Earth.

This is when a so-called “blood moon” lunar eclipse plays out, visible in North and South America, parts of Africa, the Pacific, and Europe. So what causes a lunar eclipse, when is the best time to ...

A space robot said "goodnight" to the moon as it completed its mission, capturing the first high-definition images of a lunar ...

Some people liken this peculiar phase of the sun and moon as a "Cheshire cat smile" or a "horizontal smiley face" shape. In a March 1, 2025, Space.com story, the site describes the March 29 ...

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 lunar lander snapped incredible photographs of the March 13–14 total lunar eclipse, ...

The Blue Ghost Mission 1 lander was launched by Firefly Aerospace in mid-January and landed on the moon on March 2. It was the first successful commercial moon landing. The lander delivered 10 ...

According to NASA, the Moon will appear to turn red when it passes into Earth’s shadow on the night of March 13 or early in the morning of March 14, depending on your time zone. “ Unlike a ...

Intuitive Machines' IM-2 Athena lander ended up on its side on the moon, forcing a premature end to a mission packed with rovers and NASA science. Amanda Kooser Freelance writer Amanda C.