The Washington Monument lit up on New Year's Eve in celebration of the Artemis 2 moon mission as well as the 250th anniversary year of the Declaration of Independence.

Astronomers discovered a "quasi-satellite" of Earth, also known as a "quasi-moon," dubbed 2025 PN7 in 2025. NASA told Snopes that 2025 PN7 has been in its current configuration "since at least the past 70 years and will remain so for another 60 years.

The first full moon and supermoon of the year lit up the night sky over the weekend. Take a look at photos of the moon from around the world.

The next full moon will be on Sunday, Feb. 1. 5:09 p.m. (EST). It will officially reach its full moon phase at 5:09 p.m. EST (2209 GMT), but local moonrise times vary depending on location. The moon will still appear full the night before and after its peak to the casual stargazer.

When is the next full moon 2026? Here's how to watch the rare February snow moon appearance in Cancer - and tonight's dazzling Beehive star cluster.

As of Tuesday, Jan. 6, the moon phase is Waning Gibbous. According to NASA's Daily Moon Guide, 87% of the moon will be lit up tonight.

A photographer says he is "over the Moon" after recreating an iconic scene from the movie ET in a photo that has been almost two years in the making. Michael Meighan and his friend Nathan Edwards have tried repeatedly to recreate the scene from the 1982 hit film, when Elliott's BMX - with ET riding in the basket - flies by the Moon.

New tech allows moon events to be accurately synchronised from Earth, paving the way for more spacecraft and people to work on the satellite.