From their orbital altitude of 69 statute miles, Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and William Anders were able to describe the surface of the moon in detail. "The back side [of the moon] looks like a ...

A team of geologists at the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, the Institute of Space Sciences and the Shandong ...

During the new moon phase, the moon is positioned between the Earth and the Sun, meaning the side facing us isn’t lit. So, even though it’s closer than usual, it remains hidden in the dark sky.

China has put forth a proposal to construct a large radio telescope array on the far side of the moon. For the last few years ...

the moon, and sometimes special events like meteor showers. Observing the night sky can be done with no special equipment, although a sky map can be very useful, and a good telescope or binoculars ...