The love story between Pluto and Charon may have started with a kiss. A new study suggests the dwarf planet and its scarcely smaller moon likely came together in a collision that saw them ...

On April 25, a once-in-a-lifetime event will happen as planets align. Venus and Saturn will be coming together with the moon to form a smiley face. This event occurs every 171 years. Therefore, if ...

Texas stargazers can catch a rare "smiley face" in the sky on Friday, April 25. Venus, Saturn and the Moon will create the spectacle just before sunrise.

The standstill, when the moon is at its northernmost or southernmost point, occurs because the moon's orbit is slowly dragged around in an 18.6-year cycle by the gravitational pull of the sun.

Venus, Saturn and the Crescent Moon will be close together in the sky, but it won't look anything like the "smiley face" posts are showing.

Monday, May 26: New Moon Today brings a new moon, when our natural satellite is roughly between the Earth and the sun, so completely invisible to us. That happens at precisely 10:02 p.m. EDT, and ...

The Solar Dynamics Observatory saw a lunar transit and an Earth eclipse on July 25 — the first when the moon passed between ...

March skygazing: A ‘celestial smiley face,’ a blood moon, and more The planet parade afterparty rages on, particularly for Mercury and Venus. Tom Hawking Feb 28, 2025 9:02 AM EST ...

The Flower Moon, May's full moon, peaks May 12, 2025. The Eta Aquarid meteor shower is set to peak May 5-6, 2025. USA TODAY contributed. Contact Jenna Prestininzi: [email protected].