An unusual lunar event that happens only once every 33 months is occurring tonight — but you won’t be able to see it. A black moon will rise on Aug. 23 as the moon passes through its new moon phase at ...

A Black Moon rises tomorrow (Aug. 23), though you won't see it. Its timing makes it a rare lunar event. Tomorrow (Aug. 23), the night sky will play host to an unusual lunar event known as a Black Moon ...

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The moon goes by many names. August saw the full sturgeon moon while in March sky-gazers may have witnessed the blood moon, which occurs when the satellite appears to turn red during a lunar eclipse.

A "black moon" will occur Aug. 22-23 but be invisible to skywatchers. The Perseid meteor shower is nearing its end, offering a final chance to see shooting stars. A total lunar eclipse, a "blood moon, ...

A rare black moon event will happen Aug. 23. The new moon/black moon phase is not visible from Earth. Slightly offset solar/lunar calendars lead to events like black moons and blue moons. Once every ...

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 ...

The 29th moon found to be orbiting the solar system’s 7th planet is about six miles wide. By Katrina Miller The space around Uranus just got a bit more crowded. On Tuesday, astronomers using the James ...

If you're hoping to spot the rare black moon this month, you're out of luck because, by definition, it's invisible. A black moon is essentially the opposite of a blue moon. While blue moons refer to ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Pearl Abyss announced today during its latest earnings call that its upcoming action-adventure game Crimson Desert has been delayed to Q1 2026. The ...

New moons are only visible during solar eclipses. This visualization of a tiny sliver, for example, is technically a crescent moon. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center via Flickr under CC BY 2.0 This ...