If viewing the Wolf Moon and hoping to get a peek at Mars, EarthSky recommends blocking the right half of the Moon with a distant object so you can try and see past the moonlight. After Monday, the ...
What is the moon phase today? Today, Jan. 18, 2025, the moon is 19 days old, in the Waning Gibbous phase of its lunar cycle. It is 78% illuminated. Moon phases reveal the passage of time in the ...
NASA’s Europa Clipper mission, which launched in October 2024, will make significant progress on its journey to Jupiter’s moon Europa. In March 2025, the spacecraft will perform a flyby ...
Adding to these threats is the growing accumulation of “space junk” orbiting the Moon, as well as the rise of space tourism. This year’s list highlights a range of challenges facing global ...
The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This alignment ensures the entire side of the Moon that faces us gleams under ...
Launched on Aug. 12, 2018, the probe is the fastest human-made object in existence. It used flybys of Venus to adjust its orbit increasingly closer to the solar surface. It completed its seventh and ...