Look west and see the sun set. Look east, the full moon rises. Seeing this phenomenon is impressive, but not unique, according to the Journal's astronomy expert, Kevin McKeown. In April, September, ...

November may not be the sunniest month, but this time around it brings us the biggest and brightest full moon of the year. On Monday, the 14th, the “beaver moon” passes perigee – its closest ...

Spot the moon by Jupiter on March 5 and 6 and by Mars ... earned her degree at UW-Madison and shares her love with this column.

Behold! As the Ides of March approaches, witness as Earth’s shadow engulfs the moon! Or, put another way, a total lunar eclipse is set to occur on the night of March 13 and into the early ...

In the darker moon-free evenings of late March, looking due south at 10pm is the constellation of Leo. Its brightest star is Regulus, which also marks the bottom of a distinctive ‘backwards question ...

From weeping trees to teeth stronger than Kevlar, senior curator Dr Tom White sheds some light on a few of the fascinating, unnoticed ways the Moon shapes the course of life on Earth. 'The Moon has ...