On March 29, the Moon will wedge itself between the Sun and Earth, blocking only a part of the star from our view.

On March 29, a partial solar eclipse will cause a dark shadow over eastern North America — and weather satellites will pick ...

The alignment only happens at special times, and that’s because the orbit of the Moon around the Earth is slanted with ...

The Northern Hemisphere is welcoming Spring 2025 on March 20, also known as the vernal equinox. The jump into spring has come ...

As Earth's ever-present celestial companion, the moon exerts a constant influence on our planet, and its disappearance would be a massive shock to all life.

due to the moon's rotation. Only when the moon, Earth and the sun are perfectly aligned is the moon 100% full. And sometimes — once in a blue moon — the moon is full twice in a month (or four ...

The Earth’s axis is at right angles to the line from sun to Earth, the sun is directly over the equator and the lengths of day and night are approximately equal ...

A total lunar eclipse occurs when the moon and the sun are on exact opposite sides of Earth. When this happens, Earth blocks the sunlight that normally reaches the moon. Instead of that sunlight ...

Even though Venus moves between the Earth and sun every 19.5 months, it becomes visible after sunset and before sunrise only ...

From Earth, photographers will capture images of a bite being taken out of the sun. From space ... That's because the moon orbits in the same direction as Earth's rotation, but at 2,300 miles ...