A cluster of telescopes lined the concrete outside of Kika Silva Pla Planetarium, and families leaned in to take peeks at the moon’s craters through their lenses. Strangers chatted to each other about ...

A US Senate committee has directed NASA to begin work on a moon base "as soon as is practicable." Under legislation advanced ...

A total lunar eclipse, or blood moon, will make the satellite glow red across Asia, Australia, the Pacific and the Americas.

Back to the moon — sort of. Next month, as soon as April 1, NASA will launch its Artemis II mission, officials announced last week, and carry four astronauts into orbit around the moon. At one level, ...

A celestial spectacle is set to grace the sky on Tuesday: a total lunar eclipse will make the moon appear blood red to ...

Scientists from Oxford University finally explain why some Moon rocks show intense ancient magnetism. Titanium-rich rocks caused brief bursts in the lunar magnetic field.

On some evenings the rising Moon seems to swell into a glowing disk that dwarfs city skylines and mountain ridges, as if it has suddenly crept closer to Earth. The effect is so striking that it fuels ...

Don’t worry if you missed Tuesday’s total lunar eclipse. These images show the celestial marvel from around the world ...

A recent story in The Planetary Science Journal reported that scientists at the National Air and Space Museum’s Center for Earth and Planetary Studies and colleagues have produced the first global map ...

Have you ever tossed and turned under a full moon and wondered if its glow was keeping you awake? For generations, people have believed that the Moon has the power to stir up sleepless nights and ...