Over time, it cooled and clumped into a single massive body—the moon. That impact didn’t just create a satellite; it helped define Earth’s structure, tilt, and rotation. Clues about this ...

The Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost mission is preparing for its historic lunar landing attempt this week, but as it orbits ...

YR4, first discovered in December 2024, triggered a first-ever notification from the International Asteroid Warning Network ...

The moon turns red only during a total lunar eclipse, when the sun, Earth and moon align in a nearly straight line and the moon is fully in Earth’s shadow. The resulting red-hued moon—which is ...

Only when the moon, Earth and the sun are perfectly aligned is the moon 100% full. And sometimes — once in a blue moon — the moon is full twice in a month (or four times in a season ...

It’s also been conducting a number of scientific experiments, including the observation of Earth’s magnetic field from the moon. Associate NASA adminstrator Nicky Fox said recently that the ...

According to NASA, lunar eclipses "occur when the Sun, Earth, and moon align so that the moon passes into Earth’s shadow." During a total lunar eclipse, the moon passes by the darkest part of ...

“The moon’s orbit around the Earth is not perfect; it’s elliptical, or egg shaped. So, there are points throughout the year when it’s closer to the Earth and points when it’s farther ...