On a distant continent that spans the Pacific on the west and the Atlantic on the east, one can compare the constantly changing moods of the sea and sky. Marvelous colors of the oceans inspire new ...

When the USA first sent astronauts to the Moon on Apollo 11, they wanted to plant an American flag on the surface. The problem was that a regular flag would look somewhat disappointing, as the Moon ...

Over the past 50 years, 6 flags have been planted on the lunar surface, and the first one was in 1969. Scientists have been trying to find out what happened to these flags. RBC-Ukraine reports when ...

US President Donald Trump vowed Monday to "plant the Stars and Stripes on the planet Mars" but made no mention of NASA's ...

Now, China, which is already working on developing a research station on the Moon, is set to launch a technology that will ...

What is the moon phase today? Today, Jan. 22, 2025, the moon is 23 days old, in the Waning Crescent phase of its lunar cycle. It is 40% illuminated. Moon phases reveal the passage of time in the ...

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, ordered flags to temporarily fly at full-staff for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday. "I hereby order that the flags of the United ...

Here are the dates for the full moons in 2025. The next full moon will be on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. It will officially reach its full moon phase at 8:53 a.m. EDT (1353 GMT) but local moonrise ...

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This alignment ensures the entire side of the Moon that faces us gleams under ...

China's Chang'e 7 mission will take the first educational payload designed to make a flag flutter on the moon's surface. [GIF/Deep Space Exploration Laboratory] Chinese scientists are exploring the ...

First Poland, then Romania. Top European states, theoretically bound to abide by arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court, ...