An artificial solar eclipse sounds like science fiction, but a new mission is aiming to achieve just that to get a better ...

For a long time, scientists assumed that Earth's water was delivered by asteroids and comets billions of years ago. This coincided with the Late Heavy Bombardment (ca. 4.1 to 3.8 billion years ago), a ...

Look high above the southern horizon at sunset on Jan. 25 to find the moon with its right half illuminated by direct sunlight ...

When a full moon peeks just above the horizon, it appears enormous. This is a curious phenomenon, as when it is at this ...

A colossal asteroid-like invader once ripped through the lunar crust, flinging out rings of mountains and scooping out a ...

As of Saturday, Jan. 24, the Moon phase is Waxing Crescent. According to NASA's Daily Moon Guide, 32% of the Moon will be lit ...

Skygazers who look up at the moon tonight may be able to spot Saturn below it. Here's when and how to spot the conjunction in ...

What’s different about this 10-day test flight is not only that it returns astronauts to the vicinity of the moon for the ...

The planet is experiencing the most powerful solar event since 2003—and it's bringing spectacular Northern Lights.

As the oldest astronaut Buzz Aldrin turns 96, the astronauts of Artemis II wish him happy birthday and talk about their ...

As they fly around the moon, the four astronauts of NASA's Artemis II will see views never seen by the human eye. Here's how.

Scientists say Earth’s magnetic field may have funneled atmospheric particles to the moon for billions of years. Lunar soil could preserve a record of Earth’s past while providing resources for future ...