From our earthly perspective, the moon and Mars will appear closest to each other at around 8 p.m. Eastern Time, with Mars slipping about 1.2 degrees beneath the moon's lower limb. Since the moon ...

the full moon is known as the worm moon. The nicknames for moons — the wolf moon in January, the snow moon in February, etc. — are derived from Native American tradition. The names varied from ...

On March 1, the position of the crescent moon will aid in spotting Mercury, according to Space.com. The easiest way to find Mercury will be to find Venus first—which should be easy, as it’ll ...

A space probe flying past Mars captured images of the red planet's small, mysterious moon. While on a flyby of Mars, Hera was able to use three of its imaging instruments to capture images of ...

Something similar will take place when humanity leaves Earth for destinations such as the Moon and Mars – although astronauts will face even greater challenges than, for example, the Vikings did ...

Each month has a special nickname for its full Moon. January's full Moon is known as the 'Wolf Moon', and February's full moon is called the 'Snow Moon'. According to The Old Farmer’s Almanac ...

Mars will have a close encounter with the moon. It comes after the Red Planet reached opposition in January. The planet positioned directly opposite the Sun, as seen from Earth. This alignment ...

Over the next few nights, the Moon will drift away from Jupiter towards Mars, getting bigger each night until it becomes the full 'Worm Moon' later in the month. To top it all off, UK stargazers ...

capturing unprecedented images of Mars' lesser-known moon, Deimos. Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos, but scientists know relatively little about them, especially the smaller one, Deimos.

Here are the dates for the full moons in 2025. The next full moon will be on Saturday, April 12. It will officially reach its full moon phase at 8:22 p.m. EDT (0022 GMT April 13), but local ...

However, he was a strong advocate for Artemis, which aims to return crews to the Moon, establish a sustained presence, and use that experience to prepare for a Mars mission. Though Artemis was ...