Tiny bits of Earth’s atmosphere have been drifting to the moon for billions of years, guided by Earth’s magnetic field.

New research reveals the Moon may have been silently collecting Earth’s atmosphere for billions of years. Scientists now ...

From astronauts looping around the moon to spacecraft reaching Mercury and asteroids near Earth, 2026 is shaping up to be a ...

A growing fleet of privately built spacecraft is preparing to attempt robotic landings on the moon as humanity's exploration ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The new moon on Saturday, Aug. 23, will pass unseen. Lost in ...

When the moon is nearly between Earth and the sun, one side of the moon faces the sun, and that side is illuminated, but the side the Earth sees is dark. This is called the new moon phase of the lunar ...

The rare lunar event, called a wolf supermoon, will appear larger and brighter than the typical full moon phase.

You can also look forward to a total solar eclipse and a total lunar eclipse this year. See if either will be visible in ...

As of Sunday, Jan. 4, the moon phase is Waning Gibbous. According to The Sky Live, 98.6% of the moon will be lit up tonight.

The United States is preparing to send astronauts around the Moon for the first time in more than half a century, riding a ...

The new moon peaks on December 19, 2025, at 8:44 p.m. Eastern Time at 28°24 Sagittarius. A new moon occurs when the moon is in conjunction with the sun, and thus it is no longer visible from our ...