The main event in April is the Lyrid meteor shower. It starts mid-month (around April 17) and will peak late on the evening of April 21 and int ...

While a typical view of a full moon from the northern hemisphere reveals large dark patches on the left side and fewer patches towards the right, the southern hemisphere sees things in reverse.

The moon dims, the meteors fly, and the planets dance—these are the most exciting celestial events happening this month.

Lunar calendars exist in many other traditions; in the Southern Hemisphere the Zulu called the April lunation uMbasa, and the Māori of New Zealand called the April moon "Paenga-whāwhā," and ...

The constellations Taurus, Orion, Canis Major, and Gemini grab attention this month, while Mars, Jupiter, and Venus dominate ...

Timing is everything when everything is moving. At one o’clock this afternoon the moon was right in the middle of the ...

Watch the moon phases and libration for 2024, as seen from Earth's Southern Hemisphere, in this time-lapsed animation that is ...

On Saturday, March 29, 2025, the first solar eclipse of the year will rise over North America and Europe, offering ...

The moon slipped between the Earth and the sun on Saturday, casting a shadow on our planet in parts of the United States, ...

Unlike the total solar eclipse of April 2024, this weekend's eclipse will be partial and only visible from certain parts of ...

During a partial solar eclipse, the moon passes between the sun and Earth. The moon casts a shadow on Earth and only partly ...

This month will give us an engaging list of planetary and lunar alignments, a meteor shower, and moon phases, including the ...