As Venus approaches its inferior conjunction, astrophotographers have snapped some striking shots of the crescent planet ...

March's full "Blood Worm Moon," a phenomenon that makes the moon appear red during a total lunar eclipse, is visible this week for Americans and others in Earth's Western Hemisphere. The full moon ...

The dark skies during a new moon provide ideal conditions for spotting skywatching targets that would otherwise be outshined by moonlight. The next new moon will occur on Saturday, March 29 ...

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 ...

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This alignment ensures the entire side of the Moon that faces us gleams under ...

Stargazers who looked up at the sky last night and early this morning might have spotted the March 2025 "Blood Moon," a total lunar eclipse that colored the moon in shades of red, orange and yellow.

The Moon is one of nature's wonders, but to photograph it successfully you first have to understand it. Although astrophotographers specializing in the Moon usually photograph it through a powerful ...

On the night of March 13-14, 2025, North America and South America will get a great view of all phases of what is commonly called a "blood moon." During the total lunar eclipse, which will last ...

Enthusiasts gather to watch the ‘blood moon.’ See what it looks like ...

许多 旋涡星系 的中心都有棒状结构，甚至我们的 银河系 也被认为拥有一个适度的中央棒。这里展示的 NGC 1672 是一典型的棒旋 星系 ，由绕地运行的 哈勃 空间 望远镜 拍摄 ，图像细节清晰。图中可见深色的丝状尘埃带、年轻的亮蓝色 恒星 团、发出红 光 的电离氢气发射 星云 、横贯星系中心的是一条长长的明亮恒星带（棒状结构），以及一个可能包含超大 质量 黑洞 的明亮 活动 星系核。