During a supermoon, the moon is as close to the Earth as its orbit allows, a phenomenon known as perigee. For a mini-moon, the moon is as far away from Earth as it can get, a phenomenon called apogee.

On July 4, Mercury will reach its greatest eastern elongation from the Sun, making it visible from Earth. While not as bright ...

July will offer a meteor shower, a glimpse of the Buck Moon and a view of the Scorpius constellation, among other sights. On ...

N ew York City is home to hundreds of bakeries in dozens of different styles, so narrowing down the best is serious business.

The word supermoon was first used in 1979 by astrologer Richard Nolle in an article in Dell Horoscope. It describes a full moon that is physically closer to Earth than it usually is, something ...

December’s full moon, known as the Cold Moon, will occur on the morning of Sunday, on Dec. 15, 2024, reaching its peak at 4:02 a.m. EST. It will appear fully ...

Credit: Virginia State Parks (Flickr, CC BY 2.0) Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, June 20 The summer solstice occurs at this evening at 10:42 P.M. EDT.

Additionally, clouds will be a concern across the Northeast, Great Lakes and northern Plains most of the week due to rounds of showers and thunderstorms, which could hinder views of the night sky ...

(CNN) - Get ready to view the strawberry moon this week. The final full moon of spring, known as the strawberry moon, will happen early on Wednesday.

The last time this happened was in 2006, according to Space.com. This rare celestial event peaks this week, and you won’t see another like it for 18 years.

How to see Mercury, the moon and the Gemini twins pass close together in the night sky this week See Jupiter pair up with a sliver of the moon tonight ...

The moon’s cycles mirror the rhythms of life; growth, reflection and release and with this we are given two opportunities ...