The moon-sailing Argonaut is a lander concept from the European Space Agency (ESA), of which DLR is a part. ESA officials ...

A half-lit Moon aligned with the constellation Aquarius and a bright Saturn stole the spotlighton November 27. The scene ...

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, November 28 First Quarter Moon occurs at 1:59 A.M. EST. While ...

North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead. Here’s everything you need to know about stargazing and astronomy.

The moon reaches its first quarter phase on Friday (Nov. 28), marking a perfect opportunity to explore the half-lit lunar ...

Astronomy magazine's Editor Emeritus, Dave Eicher, encourages early morning sky observation during the second week of September. The observation focuses on the Moon's passage near the Pleiades star ...

A new scientific study is rewriting one of the most recognized origin stories in astronomy: how the Moon was formed may not ...

Astro Brief is a collaboration between KSMU, the Missouri Space Grant, and MSU's Department of Physics, Astronomy and Materials Science. Hosted by Dr. Mike Reed, Astro Brief focuses on astronomical ...

The article recounts the author's personal journey into astronomy, highlighting several influential beginner astronomy guidebooks from various eras, including "Stars: A Guide to the Constellations," ...

The motions of the moon in space, by A. Deprit.--Librations of the lunar globe, by M. D. Mountsoulas.--Dynamics of the earth-moon system, by G. W. Groves.--Geometrical and dynamical properties of the ...

When one thinks of astronomy, it’s easy to imagine equations on a chalkboard, late nights in physics labs or telescopes aimed ...