Gazing up at the moon, you can often be bewitched by its ever-changing shades of a silvery glow. The phenomenon of the moon appearing in different colors has intrigued sky gazers for centuries, ...

Physicist Helen Czerski explores the complex science behind familiar phenomena. Read more columns here. This week, as I tracked the progress of NASA’s Orion spacecraft circling the moon, I found ...

A total lunar eclipse is about to be visible in the night sky Thursday night into Friday morning, when the moon should transition from appearing bright white to orange-red. Most of the Western ...

North America won't see the eclipse, since the moon will be below the horizon, but anyone can watch via a live video webcast. Huge swaths of Earth are in for a special astronomical treat in late July: ...

If you need a sign other than pumpkin spice lattes that fall is in the air, look no further than the harvest moon. Stargazers can view the moon beginning around sunset on Friday, and it will peak at 5 ...