Spectacular new photos of the moon have been shortlisted for the annual Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. The competition, which is run by the Royal Observatory Greenwich in London ...

A composition photo of images taken during the lunar occultation on Jan. 4 captures the progression of the moon moving in ...

The new moon of December occurs tonight ... Check out our guides on how to photograph the moon or how to photograph the planets to learn more about basic astrophotography and how to shoot the ...

This photograph taken in Paris on April 23 ... the total solar eclipse across North America on April 8. While only a new moon—one that is between the Earth and the sun—can cause a solar ...

What Is a Black Moon? New moons occur every four weeks. A monthly black moon, which is not an astronomical term used by scientists, often refers to the second new moon in a calendar month.

The end of the month will see a special kind of new moon, that has been nicknamed a “black moon.” A new moon is one of the moon’s eight phases. It marks its invisible phase, with the ...