The Prophetic command to ‘fast when you see it’ seeks certainty, not the physical act itself. With modern astronomy, we can now achieve that certainty months in advance, reducing dispute and aligning ...

The practice of sighting the new moon, or hilal, to determine the start of the Ramadan fasting month, as carried out by Malaysia, has now become a reference at the international level.

Officials canceled an energy project that put one of the world’s darkest astronomy sites at risk of increased light pollution and vibration.

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have captured a stunning image of a "cosmic jellyfish." This aquatic-creature-like galaxy, designated ESO 137-001, was see ...

A study led by SETI Institute scientist Matija Ćuk proposes that Saturn's bright rings and its largest moon, Titan, may have ...

Scientists are proposing to build a laser in a crater on the moon to help future lunar missions land safely in the dark and find their way around. This ultra-stable light source could also help us ...

Tonight, the skies will offer some fascinating celestial events, featuring a special rendezvous between the crescent Moon and ...

Researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi have uncovered new clues about how energy moves through the sun's outer atmosphere, using one of nature's rarest events as their window: total solar eclipses.

Muslims in Saudi Arabia will begin fasting for Ramadan on Wednesday as official media and religious bodies confirmed the ...

Ramadan Moon Sighting 2026 India: Ramadan 2026 begins in Gulf nations after crescent sighting while India awaits confirmation ...

Artemis II, currently targeted for 2026, will send astronauts on a crewed mission around the Moon for the first time since 1972. They will not land, but they will travel deep into lunar orbit and ...

When Muslims arriving in the UK tried to sight the new crescent Moon, they would often struggle – in part due to a very British problem: the cloudy weather.