Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An astronomical lineup of planets and a crescent moon on Friday morning at dawn is being dubbed the smiley-face moon. It’s being ...

There are a lot of things in Earth's night sky, and every now and again, they line up in such a way to give us all a little bit of a giggle. On the nights of Thursday 24 and Friday 25 April, just such ...

This week in Starwatch I want to go back to basics when it comes to the moon. So why does the moon change shape? Why is it a crescent on one night, a half-moon another night, and a full moon on yet ...

April's full moon, a micromoon, will be on April 12. The Lyrid meteor shower is expected to peak April 21-22 A crescent moon combines with Venus and Saturn for a "smiley face" in the sky on April 25.

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 ...

An astronomical lineup of planets and a crescent moon on Friday morning at dawn is being dubbed the smiley-face moon. It’s being called this because of the way the moon will be oriented with Saturn ...

This week in Skywatch, I want to go back to basics when it comes to the moon. So why does the moon change shape? Why is it a crescent on one night, a half-moon another night, and a full moon on yet ...