NASA's PUNCH mission, a tiny constellation of four satellites, captured a photo of the moon drifting across the sky through a haze of sunlight. The mission is still undergoing commissioning and is ...

A recent image captured by NASA’s PUNCH mission has sparked curiosity by showing the sun partially eclipsed with what looks like a second moon nearby. This striking photo, taken during the mission’s ...

A new NASA mission to map the solar wind has returned some of its first images from its position in low Earth orbit. The Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere ( PUNCH) mission launched on 11 ...

(NEXSTAR) – A treat awaits sky gazers in the month of March – the moon will take on a deep, reddish hue as it slips into the Earth’s shadow during a total lunar eclipse. The celestial ...

On the evening of May 27, the 23-hour-old moon will appear low in the northwestern sky starting about a half-hour after ...

The last astronomy event of May will appear in the sky at the end of the week, plus onlookers will have the chance to spot a phenomenon known as "earthshine." ...

Venus reaches its greatest western elongation (46°) from the Sun at midnight EDT. Earth’s sister planet is now visible in the ...

March 13–14: Total lunar eclipse (Blood Moon) Late on the night of March ... lingering twilight is actually believed to be sunlight reflecting off dust in the solar system.

occurring when the Earth moves between the sun and the moon, blocking the solar light that typically reflects off the lunar surface and casting a shadow in its place. Lunar eclipses can either be ...

That’s Earthshine– sunlight reflecting off Earth and faintly lighting up the Moon’s shadowed side. As per Money Control, on April 23-24, this subtle but beautiful phenomenon will be visible ...

The moon, which does not create its own light, is visible thanks to sunlight reflecting off of it. The different phases of the moon appear as the moon orbits Earth, changing our perspective of the ...

Notice that the entire outline of the moon is faintly visible. This is caused by sunlight reflecting off the Earth out to the moon and back to our eyes. Also, look at the narrow cusps. They're ...