Mare Crisium, or the 'Sea of Crises', can be spotted on the night of May 30 as an oval-shaped dark patch on the moon's ...

Will you a “Smiley Face” moon in the sky tomorrow morning? A crescent-shaped moon will appear in pre-dawn sky Friday, April 25, along with two planets, Venus and Saturn. Images have spread on ...

As it travels, the Moon’s shape – or phase – alters as different amounts of its surface are lit up by the Sun’s rays, Nigel ...

To do so, you simply draw an imaginary line from the top point of the crescent, past the bottom point of the crescent, and down until it hits the horizon. In the Northern Hemisphere the point where ...

The moon will produce a striking crescent sun ... It appears as if only a portion of the sun is covered, giving it a crescent shape. Remember this is a solar eclipse, not a lunar eclipse.

During this spectacle, the moon will cover a portion of the sun, giving it a crescent shape, NASA said. Unfortunately, only Californians who happen to be in the northeastern United States will get ...

Unlike a total eclipse, a partial solar eclipse occurs when the moon covers part of the sun, leaving a crescent-shaped slice visible. The eclipse will be visible beginning around 1:50 a.m. and ...

May 30 presents a perfect opportunity to spot Mare Crisium — a dark Nevada-sized patch — etched into the delicate curve of the crescent ... as an oval-shaped dark patch on the moon's ...

So it could also appear simply like three dots around, well, a crescent moon. If you want to see for yourself, sunrise Friday will be at 6:06 a.m. ET in the Syracuse area.