The moon dims, the meteors fly, and the planets dance—these are the most exciting celestial events happening this month.

A new moon occurs when the moon is directly between Earth and the sun, with its shadowed side pointing towards us. You can see a new moon when it crosses the face of the sun during a solar eclipse.

Only when the moon, Earth and the sun are perfectly aligned is the moon 100% full. And sometimes — once in a blue moon — the moon is full twice in a month (or four times in a season ...

A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth is positioned between the moon and sun, blocking sunlight from the moon. During a total lunar eclipse, the moon appears dim and reddish orange.

A total lunar eclipse occurs when the moon and the sun are on exact opposite sides of Earth. When this happens, Earth blocks the sunlight that normally reaches the moon. Instead of that sunlight ...

The image shows the Moon’s surface and a top-down view of the lander’s RCS thrusters (center) with a sun glare on the right side. Credit: Firefly Aerospace “Firefly is literally and ...

A private lunar lander carrying a drill, vacuum and other experiments for NASA touched down on the moon Sunday ... one a selfie somewhat obscured by the sun’s glare. The second shot included ...

A lunar eclipse takes place when the moon, Earth and sun align in a way that makes Earth cast a shadow over its natural satellite. However, even during totality, when the moon is completely in ...