Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Supermoon is the popular term for a perigee full moon — when ...

NASA’s moon exploration plans call for nearly 80 launches, nearly 75 landers, 10 moon buggies and one nuclear reactor ...

The Eta Aquariid meteor shower will peak Tuesday night. Sky-gazers will have the best chance to view the cosmic display on ...

This week, Astronomy magazine Editor Emeritus Dave Eicher invites you to observe the Eta Aquariid meteor shower, which peaks on May 5. Although the glare of the Moon will wash out fainter meteors, you ...

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Just before winter sets in for good with the solstice on December 21, 2025, the last New Moon of the year acts as an auspicious moment to close 2025, as well as a nine year cycle in numerology. While ...

There’s a new moon rising in the sign of expansion, philosophy, revelry, journeys, letting the truth be told, and the good times roll. When is the new moon? The new moon peaks on December 19, 2025, at ...

Before entering the ring Thursday night in Miami Beach, Ichigo Sayaka spent six hours in hair and make up. A flurry of stylists buzzed around her, braiding long pink extensions into pigtails and ...

December's supermoon lit up the night sky across the world on Thursday, Dec. 4, marking the last full moon of 2025. The world witnessed the December full moon at its peak around 6:14 p.m. ET. This ...

December's "Cold Moon" rose on Dec. 4 as it neared its closest point to Earth in its monthly orbit. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...