But until researchers image the Moon's obscure landscape in more detail and samples from missions like China's Chang'e 6 have been analyzed in a lab, the details of half of the Moon's history will ...

Google's latest Doodle celebrates the third quarter moon phase with a fun interactive card game. The Google Rise of the Half-moon Doodle highlights the different phases of the lunar cycle ...

The moon will appear half full when it rises Friday night, earning it's "half moon" nickname, even though it's officially known as a quarter moon. Advertisement This waning phase ends with a new moon.