Earth's Moon: Formation, Composition and Orbit
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January full moon 2024: The 'Wolf Moon' howls at the Gemini twins
By Jesse Emspak last updated
The January full moon is often called the Wolf Moon, a name which may date back to when wolves would howl outside villages.
See the last half moon of 2023 swim with the fish of Pisces tonight
By Brett Tingley published
The moon reaches its first quarter moon phase on Dec. 19, crossing the sky in the Pisces constellation as the last half-moon of 2023.
November's new moon lets the winter constellations shine bright tonight
By Jesse Emspak published
November is when the winter constellations of the Northern Hemisphere become more prominent; it's the time of year when Orion, Taurus and Gemini are visible almost all night long.
See the world's largest telescope dwarfed by the Full Hunter's Moon (photo)
By Samantha Mathewson published
The steel skeleton of the world's largest visible- and infrared-light telescope is illuminated by the rising full moon in a gorgeous new photo from the European Southern Observatory.
Full Hunter's Moon lunar eclipse, last eclipse of 2023, an early Halloween treat for stargazers (photos)
By Robert Lea published
A lunar eclipse visible to potentially millions of stargazers across the Eastern Hemisphere on Saturday offered an early skywatching treat before Halloween.
Brilliant Harvest Moon, the last supermoon of 2023, wows stargazers around the world (photos)
By Josh Dinner published
The final supermoon of the year, the Harvest Moon of September, gave skywatchers the final lunar thrill of the season.
See the Super 'Blue' Moon of 2023 rise over a castle in this epic photo and time-lapse video
By Miguel Claro published
A single shot shows a Super Full “Blue” Moon which don’t have nothing of blue, rising above Monsaraz castle at Dark Sky® Alqueva, in Portugal.
See the half-lit last quarter moon ride the Bull tonight
By Robert Lea published
The half-illuminated moon will have a close encounter with the Bull on Wednesday (Sept. 6) when the last quarter moon rises in Taurus just before midnight.
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