The Moon does not make its own light like a star. The Moon appears bright because it reflects light from the Sun. Like the Earth, half of the Moon faces towards the Sun, and half faces away from it.

The small near-Earth asteroid 2024 PT5 has been creating a buzz among researchers. Discovered last year with the help of a ...

27 at 7:45 p.m. EDT (00:45 on Feb. 28). A new moon occurs when the moon is directly between Earth and the sun, with its shadowed side pointing towards us. You can see a new moon when it crosses ...

The planet—the brightest object in the solar system after the sun and moon—has been visible only ... the bright “Evening Star” begins for real this month. It's becoming brighter as it ...

On Monday night you may have a chance to witness the moon obscuring the Red Planet at its brightest, as well as a comet’s closest approach to the sun. By Katrina Miller The first full moon of ...

While your sun sign dictates outward personality, your moon sign often reflects who you are on the inside − your most secret self. "This is likely the sign you most think of yourself as ...