The new moon on Saturday, Aug. 23, will be a seasonal “black moon” — a rare occurrence when four new moons fall within a single season. It has an intruiging future echo.

The August new moon 2025 will be a rare lunar phenomenon to watch. Here's what to know about this week's moon phase and the meaning of the black moon.

Here's what to know. When the moon is nearly between Earth and the sun, one side of the moon faces the sun, and that side is illuminated, but the side the Earth sees is dark. This is called the new moon phase of the lunar cycle — when the moon isn't visible at night.

Scientists have gotten a rare peek into a dying star, exposing its interior as it exploded. The most massive stars go out with a bang in explosions called supernovas.

A completely new supernova variant finally shows a glimpse of a star’s innermost “guts” moments before its destruction. Detailed in a study published August 20 in the journal Nature, their study confirms a longstanding theory about the internal structure of massive stellar objects,

Scientists have witnessed the inside of a dying star as it exploded for the first time, providing an unprecedented glimpse into how stars evolve. Stars can survive for millions to trillions of years before their fuel runs out.