Late on a summer night, in a field on their Kentucky farm, a long-married couple, George (Birney) and Em (Emery), have come to watch a lunar eclipse. As the seven stages of the celestial ...

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When a celestial body, such as a moon, planet or an asteroid passes in front of another celestial body, blocking its view, we call that an occultation. The word is derived from the Latin occultäre, to ...

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover was treated to a 'googly eye' solar eclipse on Sept. 30 as the planet's moon Phobos passed in ...

Today, Nov. 8, 2024, the moon is 7 days old and is in the Waxing Crescent phase of its lunar cycle ... As you observe the moon during the month, watch as it grows from a new moon to a first ...

China intends to use a more conventional rocket for its initial lunar missions, the Long March 10 vehicle. These initial forays will only last for a few days. The country is counting on the much ...

On Aug. 2, 2027, the longest total solar eclipse until 2114 will grace North Africa, peaking in Luxor, Egypt, with stunning views and clear skies expected.

A NASA rover searching for signs of life on Mars got a clear view of one of the Red Planet’s moons passing in front of the ...

November will bring exciting new missions from the likes of SpaceX, ESA, Blue Origin, Rocket Lab and Roscosmos.

(NASA) NASA released video recorded in space of the Martian moon, Phobos, passing in front of the Sun on Oct. 31. The celestial phenomenon has been dubbed a "googly-eye" eclipse. The Mars Perseverance ...