The year 2026 would begin with a full moon, also a supermoon, and Earth’s closest approach to the sun, known as perihelion. It indicated that the Earth, moon, and sun would be very closely aligned, ...

The object dubbed Earth's "second moon" is actually a quasi-satellite that's accompanied the planet since 1957 — not a true ...

A solar eclipse occurs when the moon is positioned between Earth and the sun and casts a shadow over Earth. Solar eclipses only occur during a new moon phase, usually about twice a year, when the moon ...

The Moon’s gravitational pull on Earth, combined with other forces, causes our surface water to be redistributed into bulges ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The moon and sun share top billing in 2026. Kicking off the year’s cosmic wonders is the moon, drawing the first astronauts to visit in more than 50 years as well as a caravan ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An image of a full moon. - Photo by Omer Tarsuslu/Anadolu via Getty Images We're approaching the end of this lunar cycle, and the ...

Earth’s atmosphere is slowly leaking into space, and new research shows some of it reaches the Moon, where it may be ...