The moon will rise with Venus and the ice giant Neptune in the pre-dawn sky on Thursday, May 22.

Our satellite is a little off-balance. GRAIL data show a mass asymmetry of a few percent between its near and far sides.

Half a century after the Apollo astronauts left the last bootprints in lunar dust, the moon has once again become a ...

Safely reaching the surface of Earth's satellite is hard. 2025 has brought both successes and shortfalls for companies and ...

Choosing a landing site involves complex trade-offs between scientific interest, terrain safety and Sun exposure ... in ...

NASA’s GRAIL mission reveals thermal differences in the moon’s mantle, explaining surface contrasts between its sides.

The moon spent a few million years as a volcanic wasteland, covered with ongoing eruptions that spewed from mountains and ...

At least three city-killing asteroids that could strike Earth are hiding behind our closest neighbor in the solar system.

Several notable missions have launched toward or landed on the Moon. Each has navigated ... complex trade-offs between scientific interest, terrain safety and Sun exposure. They also need to ...

Building a sustainable economy on the moon won't be easy, but we at least have some ideas about how to get started.

The wild-looking wheels, which can withstand extreme temperatures and conquer craters ... temperature changes between the bottom of the crater and the surface of the moon, rubber wasn’t going ...

These AI-powered smart binoculars provide crisp views of the sky and wildlife. But are they any good for stargazing?