Learn how the Moon’s phases form, why it changes shape in the sky each night, and what each stage — from new moon to full moon — actually means.

The answer here is patience. Within a few days, the moon slips further along its orbit, and a tiny sliver of light appears. Knowing the cycle starts at “invisible” helps you track the rest more easily ...

Private space company Blue Origin announced the launch of a resource prospecting initiativefor the Moon called Project Oasis.

Ever wondered why the moon looks different tonight than it did last night? It's not random; the moon is actually moving through a cycle of eight phases known as the lunar cycle. T ...

The sky’s the limit? Not for Jeff Koons. There aren’t any galleries or museums on the moon (yet) but extraterrestrial dilettantes are in luck. If all goes to plan, there will soon be some contemporary ...

What is the moon phase today? Today, Oct. 11, 2025, the moon is 20 days old and is in the Waning Gibbous phase of its lunar ...

Last week, the media lit up with news that a payload of 125 tiny Moon Phases sculptures by Jeff Koons had touched down aboard the Odysseus lunar lander. I was going to write something on it—but then a ...

The moniker harvest moon indicates that it’s the full moon event closest to the autumnal equinox, or the first day of fall.