This week in Starwatch I want to go back to basics when it comes to the moon. So why does the moon change shape? Why is it a crescent on one night, a half-moon another night, and a full moon on yet ...

FARGO — All over the world, weather permitting, we all see the same moon in the same phase. What varies, is the path the moon takes across the sky. The moon revolves around Earth in an orbit ...

When I was in elementary school, my teacher told my class that the full moon makes people crazy. She said it was caused by the gravitational tug of the moon on the Earth—the same forces that cause ...

How often do you think about the moon? For one Milwaukee woman, it’s a regular occasion. She visits the lakefront every time there’s a full moon and she’s been doing it for more than a decade, making ...

Astronomers have discovered a new quasi-moon. 2025 PN7 is not the first quasi-moon, nor the only out there right now. Has Earth acquired a second moon? Not exactly. Astronomers recently discovered a ...