The first lunar samples from the moon’s far side differ in some interesting ways from those collected from the near side, ...

Rocks returned by China’s Chang’e-6 mission suggest volcanic activity just 2.8 billion years ago but lack telltale heat-generating elements.

The moon is by far the most luminous object in the night sky. Reaching a maximum brightness of -12.92 magnitude, it's hard to miss as it boldly takes center stage and washes out any celestial ...

Its hue was created by sunlight being projected through Earth's atmosphere onto the Moon's shadowed surface. The lunar eclipse coincided with a separate event - a super Moon. This is when the Moon ...

The dark skies during a new moon provide ideal conditions for spotting skywatching targets that would otherwise be outshined by moonlight. The next new moon will occur on Sunday, Dec. 1 at 1:21 a ...

“Similarly, on the moon, we argue the Lunar Anthropocene already has commenced, but we want to prevent massive damage or a delay of its recognition until we can measure a significant lunar halo ...