The whole cycle takes about 29.5 days, according to NASA, and these different phases happen as the Sun lights up different ...

Each evening throughout the month of August, we can see the planet Mars in the western sky after sunset. To find it, look for ...

The "new moon" begins the cycle when the moon is exactly between Earth and the sun. We cannot see the moon when it's new; no sunlight is reflected from its Earth-facing side. A new moon is the ...

Slide 1 of 8, When the moon is between Earth and the Sun, the illuminated part of the Moon is facing away from Earth so we cannot see it at all – this is a new Moon., When the moon is between ...

Join us on a guided telescope tour of August's moon, featuring distinct targets for each of the four major lunar phases.

The next full moon is Saturday, Aug. 9, and is sometimes called the Sturgeon Moon. It gets that name from when "The Great ...

Venus and Jupiter meet in the morning sky on Aug. 12. Catch their dazzling conjunction just before sunrise with the crescent ...

The waning crescent moon — appearing before the new moon phase — signals a time of reflection, release and preparation for renewal. During this phase, the focus shifts toward introspection as ...