Ever noticed you're on your period during a full moon — or a new moon? Throughout history, the similarity between women's menstrual cycles and the lunar cycle has led people to wonder if the two are ...

New research reveals that while artificial light has dimmed the moon’s influence on menstruation, women’s cycles continue to follow lunar gravity during powerful seasonal alignments. Study: ...

After decades of skepticism, researchers are uncovering evidence for a subtle influence on sleep, menstruation, and certain mental illnesses. Hundreds of visitors gather at Stonehenge for the autumn ...

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There is no question that the moon has a significant influence on Earth. Its gravitational pull affects the planet and moves water masses in the daily rhythm of ebb and flow (tides)—this point is ...

September's new moon will be a special event this weekend, as it rises amid a partial solar eclipse — visible to only 0.2% of the world's population — and leads us all into the autumnal equinox. When ...

October's full Moon reaches peak illumination just before 1 a.m. on Oct. 7, but astronomy aficionados with earlier bedtimes don't need to wait up that late to see it happen. Due in part to a kind of ...

Michigan missed out on a recent "blood moon" lunar eclipse, but just after the official start of fall the year's first supermoon will rise in the night sky. The harvest moon is the first of three ...

Much of the world will get to witness the spectacle of a total lunar eclipse on Sunday night. A total lunar eclipse happens when the Earth passes between the Moon and the Sun, briefly aligning in a ...

There will be a total lunar eclipse on Sept. 7. See where it will be visible. September's full moon is known as the corn moon. September's full moon, also known as the corn moon, is coming this ...