I love to go for a walk with my dog. Sometimes we see the moon in the sky–even though it’s daytime. I asked my friend Michael Allen why that happens. He’s an astronomer at Washington State University.
When the moon is nearly between Earth and the sun, one side of the moon faces the sun, and that side is illuminated, but the side the Earth sees is dark. This is called the new moon phase of the lunar ...
For decades, astronomers have tracked a small group of space rocks that share Earth’s orbit around the sun. Among them, ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The new moon on Saturday, Aug. 23, will pass unseen. Lost in ...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It was 1972 and Apollo astronauts Harrison “Jack” Schmitt and Eugene Cernan had just stepped onto the moon's surface to begin collecting rock and soil samples. The mission ...