The full moon has passed. (If you happen to live in the Southern Hemisphere, heads up – those sides will be reversed.) Now that we're oriented, let's take a closer look at each phase.

Find out when the next full moon will light up the night sky. Discover its phases and mysteries with ExtremeTech’s guide.

Lunar phases are determined by the moon's position relative to the Earth ... respectively. In the Southern Hemisphere mid-latitudes, the nights are getting longer; in Buenos Aires the sun sets ...

Tonight (April 21st-22nd) is the Lyrid meteor shower that produces anywhere between 10 and 100 shooting stars per hour.

As well as up to 94% of the sun being blocked by the moon, sky-watchers will see ... most sunspots have occurred in the sun's southern hemisphere. Most solar cycles have two peaks, so astronomers ...