The moon's orbit is elliptical, or oval-shaped, meaning as its distance from our planet changes, its apparent size changes, ...

March's full moon will come just before the spring equinox — signaling the start of a new season in Michigan. Look up in the ...

As NASA astronauts aim for landings in 2027, geologists find surprises in recently retrieved samples from the far ...

Last year, NASA canceled the VIPER (“Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover”) in a move that scandalized proponents of a return to the moon. The space agency was just $84 million ...

A micromoon will rise in the night sky on Feb. 18, appearing smaller to the naked eye than an average lunation yet boast ...

Goodbye, Earth. Firefly’s lunar lander captured views of its home planet in the rearview mirror as it headed toward an orbit around the Moon, aiming for a touchdown on its dusty surface in about ...

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander has made it to the moon. Blue Ghost fired its engines for four minutes and 15 seconds on Thursday (Feb. 13), injecting itself into an elliptical lunar orbit ...

NASA's Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment-1 (PRIME-1) is preparing to explore the moon's subsurface and analyze where ...

Scientists have long thought that the South Pole-Aitken basin was formed by a shallow-angle impact, but new research suggests ...

Eight years after the Iraqi city was left in ruins, Mosul’s rich multicultural heritage is slowly but surely beginning to flower again ...

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This alignment ensures the entire side of the Moon that faces us gleams under ...

In China, people celebrate Valentine’s Day on Feb. 14, but there are at least three holidays and cultural traditions centered ...