Astronomers call it a black moon, and it something we experience often. Here’s what to know about this rare lunar occurrence.

The Moon is the Earth's natural satellite and throughout the year it presents variations in its state according to its ...

Future lunar exploration could bring unexpected hazards by creating short-lived, toxic atmospheres made of moon dust.

Earth briefly hosted a 33-foot object, 2024 PT5, as a mini-moon. Scientists suggest it might be lunar debris from an ancient ...

Skywatchers will be treated to a dozen full moons in 2025, as well as a total lunar eclipse and three supermoons.

Firefly Aerospace and NASA are targeting mid-January for the first Blue Ghost mission to the far side of the Moon.

The Japanese company ispace announced on Tuesday night (Dec. 17) that its second-ever moon mission will launch on the same ...

What is the moon phase today? Today, Dec. 27, 2024, the moon is 26 days old, in the Waning Crescent phase of its lunar cycle. It is 10% illuminated. Moon phases reveal the passage of time in the ...

In an "idea paper" published on December 18 in Nature, UC Santa Cruz Professor Francis Nimmo and his co-authors propose a ...

The Geminid meteor shower peaked overnight on Dec. 13 and 14, lighting up the skies as impressive meteors struck Earth's ...

The year will end with a somewhat rare black moon having in the night sky over Wyoming. While that may sound like an ominous ...