We just rang in the new year, but it's already time to welcome the first full moon of 2026. Here's when you can see the ...
As of Friday, Jan. 9, the Moon phase is Waning Gibbous. According to NASA's Daily Moon Guide, 61% of the Moon will be lit up ...
You can also look forward to a total solar eclipse and a total lunar eclipse this year. See if either will be visible in ...
Four astronauts are about to become the first humans to venture near the moon in more than half a century since NASA's iconic ...
The return to the moon story that will dominate the first quarter of 2026 will be the Artemis II mission that will take four ...
Back in 1969 – more than a half-century ago – Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon. At least that’s what most people think. But a few still insist that humans did not ...
The wolf moon, the first full of 2026, will peak in the early morning hours of Jan. 3. The supermoon will be the fourth in a row, dating to October 2025. The moon will appear full the evening before, ...
The Moon is about one-fourth the size of Earth. It's primarily composed of rock and minerals, with a small iron core. The Moon's average distance from Earth is roughly 239,000 miles. Lunar phases are ...
The assertion that more is known about the Moon (or Mars) than the deep ocean lacks scientific basis; a significant portion (23.4%) of the seafloor has been mapped at high resolution, exceeding the ...