There are two types of eclipses - a lunar eclipse, when Earth's shadow obscures the moon and a solar eclipse, which takes place when the Moon blocks the sun from view, according to NASA.

See the epic view of the moon and Earth captured by the Orion spacecraft ahead of its outbound powered flyby. Credit: NASA / time-lapsed by Space.com's Steve Spaleta Music: Kepler's Hope by Year of th ...

The full Snow Moon earned its name because of the heavy snowfall that typically occurs throughout the month of February. According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, February is one of ...

This is the last chance to catch the pair in conjunction this year—with Venus set to be unusually bright in the night sky.

Generally, the nights of and near the new moon – when the moon is not illuminated – are better for most stargazing experiences. Here are the dates of new moons this year.

At first, you might not notice anything at all. But look again. For the next month, the planets are aligned. Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will all be in an (almost) straight ...

The government has given an update on calls to ban certain types of headlights on cars amid fears they’re so bright they’re causing accidents. AA members have told the organisation that LED ...

Have you spotted bright yellow golf cart-looking things whizzing around Fulham? No, you’re not going mad, and they could soon become Londoner’s latest form of transport. Step aside ...

Around midnight tonight in the east, a 55%-lit waning gibbous moon will be just a tenth of ... red planet Mars just a couple of degrees from bright star Pollux in Gemini, with the other “twin ...

If you were lucky enough to escape the fog that descended last night you will have seen a spectacular Moon over Doncaster. Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Doncaster Free Press ...

The researchers analysed oxygen isotopes from 14 samples from the Moon and carried out 191 measurements on minerals from Earth. Isotopes are varieties of the same element that differ only in the ...