In astronomy, the new moon is the first lunar phase, when the Moon and Sun have the same ecliptic longitude.
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The new moon lets the winter constellations shine tonight
New moon mission will attempt to make a historic landing
February's 'super' new moon leaves the night sky nice and dark tonight
January's new moon welcomes Mercury as a 'morning star'
December's new moon allows the Geminid meteor shower to shine tonight
Canada soars into space with new moon and ISS astronaut missions
November's new moon lets the winter constellations shine bright tonight
Hunt for Uranus tonight in a dark sky, thanks to November's new moon
October's new moon brings us a 'ring of fire' solar eclipse
NASA's Gorgeous New Moon Image Paints Shackleton Crater in Light and Shadow
September's new moon points the way to Mars, Jupiter and more
Today’s New Moon Sets-Up A Rare, Risky ‘Ring Of Fire’ Solar Eclipse
South Korea marks anniversary of 1st lunar probe with new moon photos
China's new moon rocket could launch as soon as 2027
Use the dark new moon of June to see 5 visible planets in the sky tonight
NASA's new moon car for Artemis astronauts will be inspired by Mars rovers
Rare 'black moon' new moon of May 2023 rises tonight
Blue Origin will build NASA's new moon lander for Artemis astronauts
Look for 'Earthgrazers' as the Eta Aquarid meteor shower overlaps the new moon on May 19
April new moon brings rare hybrid eclipse ahead of end of Ramadan