Researchers discovered a new 'tiny' moon using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the largest, most powerful telescope ever launched into space.

New moon brings highest tide of the month this week as Hurricane Erin churns dangerous waves, surf on East coast. What to know about August new moon

The second and final 'blood moon' total lunar eclipse of 2025 is coming on the night of Sept. 7-8. Here's where the celestial spectacle will be visible — and how to watch it if you're not in the path.

According to new information on SkySafari 6 Pro, a program used to predict the placement of stars and planets, Thursday, Aug. 21, is the last chance for people to see the planetary parade, which includes the crescent moon.

NASA's Artemis 2 mission — the first-ever crewed mission of the Orion capsule and Space Launch System (SLS) — is targeting a liftoff between February and April of 2026. Aboard Orion will be NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen.

According to astrologer Nina Kahn, these three mutable signs will be turning over some important new leaves during the August 2025 new moon.

As of Thursday, Aug. 21, the moon phase is Waning Crescent, and only 3% will be lit up to us on Earth, according to NASA's Daily Moon Observation.

The bright stars Castor and Pollux will be positioned to the left of the moon in the early morning hours of Aug. 19. Mercury, meanwhile, will be visible close to the horizon, but will swiftly become lost in the glare of the sun, which rises at 6:11 a.m. ET (1011 GMT) for viewers in New York.