A small uncrewed spacecraft is buzzing the moon, with under two weeks remaining before its bold attempt to land on the lunar ...

Now, one team has concluded that 2024 PT5 is a chunk of the real moon. The rock was most likely flung into space by an impact on the lunar surface that occurred sometime within the past tens of ...

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

The latest private lunar lander is a little closer to its destination. Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost fired its engines early ...

It looks like a laser is slicing the Moon in half, but it’s actually a high-tech tool used to improve telescope clarity. The ...

A striking orange-red full moon known as the snow moon will peak out from below the horizon this week. The second full moon of the winter, the snow moon will rise to illuminate evening skies for ...

However, this almost-mini-moon is still special as it is potentially a piece of the real moon, said Dr. Teddy Kareta, a postdoctoral associate at Lowell Observatory in Arizona. Kareta is the lead ...

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander caught haunting images of Earth while preparing to make its way towards lunar orbit. Blue Ghost launched on the "Ghost Riders in the Sky" mission on Jan ...

What is the moon phase today? Today, Feb. 13, 2025, the moon is 15 days old and is in the Full Moon phase of its lunar cycle. It is 99% illuminated. Moon phases reveal the passage of time in the ...

It is a Japanese-led commercial mission. Astronauts won't be walking on the moon until 2027, but you’ll see a lot of rockets heading there this year, part of an ambitious series of uncrewed ...

At 7:36 a.m. EST, today is every stargazer’s favorite moment of the month — the new moon. This lunar phase sees the moon roughly between the Earth and the sun, making the moon invisible but ...