Few sights are as universally captivating as a full moon rising into the night sky. For many of us, stepping onto a balcony or looking up from a quiet street to admire it feels almost instinctive.

June is one of my favorite months and a perfect season to get out for some stargazing. This week, however, the moon will be arcing across our early evening sky, so why not do some moongazing instead?

Stargazers watching the moon this week will notice a few interesting things about its position and surface features. Credit: Creators.com illustration June is one of my favorite months and a perfect ...

One week ago, a private lunar lander left the ground on a nearly 7-week journey to reach the surface of the moon. The launch may not have had the headline-grabbing power of last year's historic lunar ...

When the Moon first formed, it was a sea of molten lava. The immense gravity of Earth stretched this molten sea, raising tides on both the near and far sides. But the Moon was spinning, and that ...

The first full moon of 2026 is set to dazzle stargazers this weekend. Named for the association with howling wolves, the first moon of the new year is always called the wolf moon—but this upcoming ...