There are typically 12 full moons each year, including three or four supermoons. But while common, full moons have a long history of significance for many people and cultures. "Astronomical events ...

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 ...

Uranus sits far beyond the orbit of Saturn, yet its smallest moons are suddenly at the center of a quiet revolution in outer ...

The last full moon of the year will appear Thursday evening as the cold moon. It's also the third consecutive supermoon.

Can the full moon really affect your sleep, mood or energy levels? Here’s what we know about December’s cold moon – and ...

The recently spotted asteroid 2025 PN7 appears to be the source of the rumor mill about Earth's supposed second moon. Earth has several quasi-moons that get their name due to the fact that they ...

Are we alone? It is one of the universe's biggest questions. And as my co-host, Mary Louise Kelly, found out, the answer could be in our own cosmic backyard. MARY LOUISE KELLY, BYLINE: Saturn's ...

A rare sky spectacle will occur Monday night that (probably) won't happen again for years: A full moon that can be called both a supermoon and blue moon will grace the night skies over the U.S. Dubbed ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with astrobiologists Catherine Neish and Kevin Hand about missions to Saturn's moon Titan and Jupiter's moon Europa, to search for conditions that could support life. Are ...