Here's what to know about May's special full moon and when to watch. A full moon is one of the lunar phases where the entire visible side of the moon, facing Earth, is illuminated by the sun.

While this process is held in secrecy, the rest of the world is informed on the group's daily decisions by white or black-colored smoke funneled from the top of the Sistine Chapel. Black smoke ...

During that time, the moon goes through eight phases: new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter, and waning crescent. Essentially ...

As the month wears on and the full moon dims, there is a great opportunity to see stars of different colors in the night sky. Catch the blue-white stars of the Summer Triangle asterism ...

Black smoke means no pope yet; white smoke signals a new pope has been chosen. VATICAN CITY - All eyes are on the copper chimney of the Sistine Chapel, following Pope Francis’ death on Easter ...