Two Grand Canyon-size features on the far side of the moon were likely formed in about 10 minutes after an unknown object ...

The Earth's Grand Canyon took millions of years to carve, but the moon's grand canyons took about ten minutes.

The probe brought back about two kilograms (4.4 lbs) of material from the far side of the moon and ever since it arrived, scientists have been studying it with great interest. Material from the ...

In the new study, researchers attempted to estimate how recently the Moon was active. They did so first by identifying 266 previously unknown ridges on the far side of the Moon, using advanced ...

Aldrin is still planting flags 56 years after he did so on the moon, only now it is in a commercial asking "Can you text me ...

Most of the time, the full moon isn't perfectly full. We always see the same side of the moon, but part of it is in shadow, due to the moon's rotation. Only when the moon, Earth and the sun are ...

At 8:07 p.m., stargazers in Chicago should be able to see Mars disappear behind the moon. Mars will then reappear on the other side of the moon at 9:17 p.m. Lunar occultations can happen several ...

Dating back to the 1930s, the Maine Farmers' Almanac began publishing what it said were Native American names for each full moon and the names have stuck since. January's full moon is called the ...

Image caption, When the Moon is on the opposite side of Earth to the Sun, the illuminated part of the Moon is facing towards Earth – so we see a full Moon. This occurs when the Moon is halfway ...

But some scientists believe only ice – thought to be preserved deep in craters on the moon’s far side – could potentially support future lunar missions as a water source for astronauts. And ...