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Flower Micromoon Opens Rare Two-Full-Moon May

Moonlight will trim Eta Aquarid counts next week for most casual skywatchers.

Harvest Supermoon Will Peak Oct. 6–7 as Year’s Biggest Full Moon

8% Crescent Moon Meets Mars Low in the West Tonight

Seasonal ‘Black Moon’ Arrives Early Saturday, Bringing Prime Dark Skies for Stargazers

Moonlight Set to Dampen This Year’s Perseid Meteor Shower Peak

Twin Meteor Showers Will Peak Together Tonight

Mars Odyssey Orbiter Captures First Horizon View of Arsia Mons Through Clouds

June Sky to Stage Antares Occultation, Strawberry Moon and Key Planetary Pairings