Even to a casual viewer, the waxing gibbous moon of Feb. 7 will appear quite unusual, climbing so very high in the sky.

It takes the about a month to orbit around the Earth and complete the lunar cycle. Feb. 12 marks the second moon phase, and ...

Meteor showers remain on hiatus until April, but backyard astronomers in Fremont still have plenty of reasons to lift their ...

Five of the brightest planets will be visible to the naked eye. With help, you may even spot Uranus and Neptune.

Californians watching the sky in February have the chance to view a parade of planets and a snow moon. The planetary alignment that began in January will continue into February, according to ...

Mighty Jupiter stands high in the east at sunset, dominating the stars of Taurus the Bull as they begin to appear in the ...

The full Snow Moon earned its name because of the heavy snowfall that typically occurs throughout the month of February. According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, February is one of ...

February. Stargazers can see it illuminate the skies in the early morning hours of Wednesday the 12th.The celestial body, ...

“Firefly’s first Moon and Blue Marble images captured by our Blue Ghost lunar lander embodies everything this bold, unstoppable team has worked so hard for over ... and the sun as it travels ...

More than half of the moon's face appears to be getting sunlight. Full moon: The moon is 180 degrees away from the sun and is as close as it can be to being fully illuminated by the sun from our ...

The full moon occurs when the moon is directly opposite the sun from Earth's perspective. Most of the time, it is fully illuminated by sunlight. Occasionally, the moon's orbit carries it into ...

For those of us who follow the Gregorian calendar, New Year’s was just over a month ago (though it feels like it’s been a ...