During a “hybrid” solar eclipse (of which there are seven detailed on the globe—the next in 2023), the geometry of the Sun, Moon and Earth mean that only a small portion of the shadow has an ...

I found a moon globe made in 1960. The back side is blank, because that's how science works. ... It's as though the giant hands of Mother Earth grabbed the moon while saying, "You look at me." ...

On July 9, 2025, scientists at the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS) reported that the Earth ...

If you want a nice view of the moon, instead of squinting into the night sky or cursing tall buildings, you could soon gaze at an expertly crafted model of the stunning celestial object. Its ...

The earth's shadow covers the full moon during a partial lunar eclipse visible near a statue of ... More George Washington atop Baltimore's Washington Monument, Friday, Nov. 19, 2021, in Baltimore.

Two spacecraft have beamed back new pictures of Earth taken from the vantage point of the moon, which offers a view of our planet as a full globe.

Here are some images captured by photographers across the globe. People watch a livestream of the March 14 total lunar eclipse in San Salvador, ... Earth and moon in relation to each other.

Skywatchers across the globe will have their eyes fixed on the horizon this Thursday as July's full moon rises with a rare combination of timing, position, and celestial significance. Known as the ...

Earth's rotation is expected to speed up in July and August this year, resulting in shorter days. Specifically, July 9, July ...

The lunar globe, dubbed MOON, bills itself as the most accurate of its kind. Its makers used NASA data to re-create the moon's many craters , including Petavius and Copernicus, at 1/20,000,000th ...