Second, during the waxing phases, the angle the moon makes to the sun opens up wider and wider, exposing more of the moon to sunlight. That causes the crescent to wax thicker and brighter. The more ...

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View a brilliant morning star, enjoy dark skies during New Moon, and take in plenty of deep-sky targets in the sky this week.

In the years since, Hubble has gathered more than 1.6 million observations and 430 terabytes of data. The telescope has ...

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No, this never happens. The name is inspired by spring, as April marks the bloom of pink wildflowers. The moon is in its usual grayish-white color. Historically, the term comes from Native American ...

"This is because April's full moon occurs when the moon is farthest from Earth in its orbit (known as apogee), making it appear slightly smaller and dimmer than usual, though the difference may ...