The moon and sun share top billing in 2026. Kicking off the year's cosmic wonders is the moon, drawing the first astronauts ...

It wasn’t a glossy colour postcard or a carefully planned shot. Instead, it was a grainy black-and-white image, sent across space in 1966, that completely transformed how humanity saw itself. On ...

Before the total lunar eclipse, or blood moon, in March 2026, look back at the best lunar eclipse, blood moon and other super ...

Humanity's first look at Earth from the moon didn't come until Aug. 23, 1966, when this grainy, black-and-white image showed our planet as a crescent above the lunar horizon, appearing to rise as the ...

August's full moon, known as the 'Sturgeon Moon' made a splash when it leapt above the southern horizon on Aug. 9 earlier this week, illuminating the summer sky mere days before the peak of the ...

Here’s everything you need to know about astrophotography in January 2026: ...

October's supermoon lit up the night sky on Monday, Oct. 6, creating countless photo opportunities for photographers around the world. The world witnessed the peak of October's full moon just before ...

December's supermoon lit up the night sky across the world on Thursday, Dec. 4, marking the last full moon of 2025. The world witnessed the December full moon at its peak around 6:14 p.m. ET. This ...

The biggest supermoon of the decade will grace the night sky on November 5. The moon is one of nature's wonders, but to photograph a full moon (or any moon) successfully, you first have to understand ...

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