Multiple bullets containing a tiny spectrometer could be shot into the lunar soil by an astronaut or rover, allowing analysis ...

Minuscule meteoroids slamming into the lunar surface could be kicking up most of the atoms that make up the lunar exosphere.

What is the moon phase today? Today, Sep. 19, 2024, the moon is 16 days old and is in the Waning Gibbous phase of its lunar cycle. It is 97% illuminated. Moon phases reveal the passage of time in ...

Over 50 years ago, NASA put a man on the moon — now they want to do it again. But to ensure the safety of their crew, they ...

Here are the dates for the full moons in 2024. The next full moon will be on Thursday, Oct. 17 at 7:26 a.m. EDT (1126 GMT. The moon will still appear full the night before and after its peak to ...

Although many lunar phenomena are one-night-only events, a ring around the moon is much less elusive. Also known as a lunar halo, a bright white ring of light around the moon can appear anytime ...

Moon watchers will get a special treat this month: September's full "harvest" moon is also a supermoon, meaning it's slightly bigger and brighter than an average moon. The full moon will be ...

This week, the moon has been hanging out with not one, but three different planets on three different days. The three planets -- Jupiter, Mars and Mercury -- have been in conjunction with the moon ...

Some of this material came raining back down to the surface, while the rest mixed with the remains of Theia, eventually coalescing into a single satellite: our moon. This scenario represents our ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

The Moon Unit says that the award-winning AI artists now working with the company are at the cutting edge, and will offer a ...