Binoculars or a telescope will allow you to see the moon's craters in sharp relief ... parts of Northern Europe and Northern Africa. This map shows the countries where this lunar occultation ...

On the Moon, there are vast basins known as "mares", which were formed billions of years ago when the Moon was geologically ...

An asteroid that orbited near Earth for a few months as a mini-moon may be a chunk of the moon that was blasted off by an impact thousands of years ago.

Moon Lidar is a visualization of the data collected by NASA’s Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) mission. According to t ...

Scientists think a small rock discovered near Earth last August was hurled into space by an ancient impact on the lunar surface.

NASA's new Lunar Magnetotelluric Sounder, set to land on the Moon's surface in 2025, aims to revolutionize our understanding ...

Ma said that the moment he saw the craters on the moon's surface, it felt like his dream had come true, and he now aspires to visit the moon someday. “That's incredible! The teacher only wanted ...

Recent photos taken by India’s Space Research Organization moon orbiter, known as Chandrayaan 2, clearly show the Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 landing sites more than 50 years later. The photos were ...

What is the moon phase today? Today, Jan. 28, 2025, the moon is 29 days old, in the New Moon phase of its lunar cycle. It is 0% illuminated. Moon phases reveal the passage of time in the night sky.

Our ultimate guide to observing the moon will help you plan your next skywatching venture whether it be exploring the lunar seas, mountainous terrain, or the many craters that blanket the landscape.

NASA has signed multi-billion-dollar contracts with SpaceX and with Blue Origin to ferry its Artemis astronauts to the craters of the Moon in the second half of the 2020s, but the timeline of ...