Half of the moon will be illuminated as it reaches its first quarter phase on Monday, June 2. The first quarter phase marks the quarter point on the moon's monthly journey, according to NASA.

Earth’s gravitational pull on the moon has revealed that our satellite’s interior is warmer on its near side, the one facing our planet, suggesting its insides are uneven. In the GRAIL mission ...

The unique fighting fish, or betta fish, turned out to be a new rare species, according to a May 15 study published in the journal ZooKeys. Researchers set out to Jambi, Sumatra, to learn more ...

In the game, called Rise of the Half Moon: May, you play against the moon to link matching moon phases, chasing specific card combinations to get more points. If you outscore the moon, you move on ...

The first samples of moon dust brought back to Earth for more than 50 years are in the UK - being studied by scientists in Milton Keynes. "It really humbles me to think that I am one of the seven ...

It's quite fitting that May's full moon is called the Flower Moon because as the old saying goes: April showers bring May flowers. This month's moon, which is also a micromoon, will rise in the ...

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 in the ...

See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2025. Today, June 3, 2025, the moon is 7 days old and is in the Waxing Gibbous phase of its lunar cycle.