Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A "black moon" is on the rise this weekend on Friday, Aug. 22 and while you won't be able to see it, you'll still be able to catch ...

There’s been a lot of buzz online about the August “black moon”, happening later this week. While you’ve probably heard of a “blue moon” before, this might be the first time you’ve encountered its ...

An unusual lunar event that happens only once every 33 months is occurring on Saturday — but you won’t be able to see it. A black moon will rise on Aug. 23 as the moon passes through its new moon ...

The moon goes by many names. August saw the full sturgeon moon while in March sky-gazers may have witnessed the blood moon, which occurs when the satellite appears to turn red during a lunar eclipse.

New moons are only visible during solar eclipses. This visualization of a tiny sliver, for example, is technically a crescent moon. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center via Flickr under CC BY 2.0 This ...

The night sky will feature no moon at all, making it great for astrophotography. Late last year, we were treated to four consecutive supermoons, where the moon is the biggest and brightest that it can ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. On Monday, observers of the skies will once again have the opportunity ...

There are "blood," "super" and "blue" moons, and then there's the "black" moon. The "black moon," a rare phenomenon that occurs during a new moon phase of the lunar cycle, will occur this weekend. But ...

When the moon is nearly between Earth and the sun, one side of the moon faces the sun, and that side is illuminated, but the side the Earth sees is dark. This is called the new moon phase of the lunar ...