We're just a few days away from the Full Moon now, so the moon is nice and bright tonight. There's plenty for you to see when ...

The moon reaches its first quarter phase on Friday (Nov. 28), marking a perfect opportunity to explore the half-lit lunar ...

"Over time, the rays will darken to the shade of the surrounding regolith as the material is exposed to space weathering," ...

NASA’s lunar orbiter has just revealed a small, previously unseen impact scar on the Moon, a subtle feature that was hiding ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: For decades, the joke has been that Neil Armstrong was beaten to the moon by a Malayali tea vendor. But ...

Scientists have announced they have found a "freckle" on the Moon. Researchers at the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera ...

The outer planets of the solar system are swarmed by ice-wrapped moons. Some of these, such as Saturn's moon Enceladus, are ...

“Impact flashes on the moon are very common,” University of Colorado Boulder astrophysical and planetary sciences professor Paul Hayne said. “In fact, they happen more or less every night, and it’s a ...

While the crater-pitted moon may appear geologically dead, researchers have discovered more could be going on under its icy ...

On November 27, the first quarter moon will illuminate half of its disk, offering a spectacular view among the constellation Aquarius stars after sunset.

Amateur astronomers using a mid-sized telescope of around 6 inches in aperture will be able to enjoy particularly clear views ...

Little is known about the long-destroyed moon-forming planet, Theia. But it may have been born in the inner solar system—just like Earth—a new study suggests ...