July's full moon, often called the "Buck Moon," will occur on July 10, 2025.

A meteor shower, a planet sighting, and a full moon. Here's how to see all of space's eye-catching activity in July.

To get a glimpse of the “Swift Planet,” EarthSky suggests waiting for the sun to set before looking west for the planet ...

Why You Can't Name New Moons And Planets Anything You Want Pluto's two newest moons received their official names this week, and the name that led in the popular vote was Spock's home planet, Vulcan.

Neptune’s moons got their names from Greek water gods, and the names of Pluto’s moons came from mythological inhabitants of the underworld. The Greeks gave our Moon the name Selene, and Earth ...

Nearly all of the planet's 27 moons have Shakespearean names, a tradition that dates back centuries. And now astronomers have discovered a new one, the planet's 28th and possibly tiniest moon.

Well, the moon does technically have a name: “the moon.” You’re assuming its name is generic for the category. But the moniker is actually exquisitely specific; until Galileo discovered the ...

NEW YORK - The public are to be given the chance to choose the names of new planets and moons for the first time. The International Astronomical Union, the normally stuffy body that governs the ...

The moons were discovered in 2011 and 2012 by the Hubble Space Telescope. When first spotted they were given lengthy numerical identifiers; but until yesterday, they didn't have names.

Pluto's two newest moons received their official names this week, and the name that led in the popular vote was Spock's home planet, Vulcan. But it was rejected by the international team of ...