Hakuto-r captures a rare “terrestrial sunrise” during a total eclipse just before crashing into the Moon, revealing the ...

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This alignment ensures the entire side of the Moon that faces us gleams under ...

Discover the Moon Phase Today, December 10, 2025. It's a Waning Gibbous (65-68% lit). Learn the 8 phases, lunar cycle, and ...

Forty years ago on July 20, 1969, the world watched as the crew of Apollo 11 took the first steps on the surface of the moon. To celebrate this historic occasion, NASA and Google announced the launch ...

The recently spotted asteroid 2025 PN7 appears to be the source of the rumor mill about Earth's supposed second moon. Earth has several quasi-moons that get their name due to the fact that they ...

2024 PT5, Earth’s newest mini-moon, is expected to go into orbit of Earth for a couple of months from Sept. 29, 2024. Update, Oct. 9, 2024: A link to a map of asteroid 2024 PT5’s orbit around the sun ...

Google's latest Doodle celebrates the third quarter moon phase with a fun interactive card game. The Google "Rise of the Half-moon Doodle" highlights the different phases of the lunar cycle in the ...

The full moon on Thursday - known as the Cold Moon - will align almost perfectly with its closest approach to Earth.

Scientists have uncovered an extraordinary phenomenon: the Moon is rusting. This unexpected development is baffling because the Moon lacks the two essential ingredients for rust formation-water and ...

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This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. The moon is getting 1½ inches (3.8 centimeters) ...