Hundreds of millions of Americans will have the chance in March to see the first total lunar eclipse in nearly three years.

The night sky tonight and on any clear night offers an ever-changing display of fascinating objects you can see, from stars and constellations to bright planets, the moon, and sometimes special ...

the Earth. This takes 28 days or one lunar month. The Moon reflects light from the Sun and that is why we can see it. It is not a source of light but acts like a mirror. As it orbits the Earth ...

The Moon does not produce its own light. We can see the Moon because it reflects light from the Sun. The Moon orbits the Earth, and as this happens the Moon’s appearance when viewed from the ...

From weeping trees to teeth stronger than Kevlar, senior curator Dr Tom White sheds some light on a few of the fascinating, unnoticed ways the Moon shapes the course of life on Earth. 'The Moon has ...