What is the moon phase today? Today, Feb. 9, 2025, the moon is 11 days old, in the Waxing Gibbous phase of its lunar cycle. It is 91% illuminated. Moon phases reveal the passage of time in the ...

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But some scientists believe only ice – thought to be preserved deep in craters on the moon’s far side – could potentially support future lunar missions as a water source for astronauts. And ...

The researchers analysed oxygen isotopes from 14 samples from the Moon and carried out 191 measurements on minerals from Earth. Isotopes are varieties of the same element that differ only in the ...

Around midnight tonight in the east, a 55%-lit waning gibbous moon will be just a tenth of a degree from Spica, the brightest star in the constellation of Virgo and about 250 light-years distant.

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 Thursday, Feb. 27 at 7:45 ...

January's full moon is called the "wolf moon" and you can see it in the skies tonight.Known as the Wolf Moon, the name apparently comes from the packs of wolves heard howling outside the villages ...

The next and first full moon of the year, also known as the Wolf Moon, will be in peak view on Monday. January's full moon will reach peak illumination at 5:27 p.m. ET on Monday, according to NASA.

If you have clear skies tonight and at least a few extra moments to spare, stop and take in the splendour of the Full Moon. Rising just before sunset on Monday, January 13, the Full Wolf Moon will be ...

Mars disappeared behind the full Moon for a little more than an hour Monday night, an event visible across most of North America and parts of Africa. So I grabbed my camera, ran outside ...

Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times file Share The Wolf moon, the first full moon of the year, was expected to shine bright in the sky Monday night. The name “Wolf moon” refers to the first full ...