December 2024 will see a rare "black moon," a term for the second new moon ... eventually hitting a fainter star called Menkalinan, or Beta Aurigae. Above Menkalinan is Capella, noticeably ...

Something rare is happening in the skies in the next few days — a black moon. This rare celestial event is due to an unusual calendar alignment: two new moons in one month. The first occurred on ...