The Earth eclipses the moon in this time-lapsed view from Firefly's Blue Ghost moon lander. Credit: Firefly Aerospace ...

NASA's Artemis campaign will use human landing systems, provided by SpaceX and Blue Origin, to safely transport crew to and from the surface of the moon, in preparation for future crewed missions to ...

The hybrid motor combines solid fuel with gaseous oxygen to generate a powerful exhaust stream, mimicking the conditions of a real lunar lander.

Skywatchers worldwide are in for a charming cosmic display before the sun rises Friday, as three celestial bodies will appear ...

The new moon occurs April 27, and a day later Venus and Saturn will make a close approach to each other (known as a ...

Before sunrise on April 25, a slender waning crescent moon will appear left of Venus and Saturn to create the tilted happy face.

Venus and Saturn will be in just the correct spot in their revolution around the sun to match up with the waning crescent ...

This is because April's full moon occurs when the Earth's only natural satellite is farthest from Earth in its orbit (known as apogee), making it appear slightly smaller and dimmer than usual ...

Experts say this phenomenon, referred to as a micromoon, is due to the moon being further away from Earth in its orbit, making it appear smaller in size and less bright. Despite its name ...

By January 2025, the asteroid’s orbit had been refined, and the possibility of an Earth impact was nearly ruled out. Still, a small chance remained that it could strike the Moon instead.

Nasa/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute And the scientists think that the moon's life might make use of a common Earth process: fermentation. On Earth, fermentation is used for brewing beer or ma ...

Credit: CNSA There's less water in the mantle beneath the farside of the moon than in the mantle on the nearside, according to studies of the precious lunar samples brought back to Earth by China ...