The next full moon is Saturday, Aug. 9, and is sometimes called the Sturgeon Moon. It gets that name from when "The Great ...

The full buck moon will reach its peak illumination on Thursday, July 10. It’s just one of this month’s celestial highlights.

#11. The Moon’s temperature can vary from 242° Fahrenheit in a sunny spot to −334° Fahrenheit in a shady spot near one of its ...

They stay below -160°C (-260°F), so any ice there remains solid as a rock for billions of years. Most cold traps are at the Moon’s South Pole, attracting attention from space agencies.

The moon's near and far sides exhibit striking asymmetry—from topography and crustal thickness to volcanic activity—yet the ...

Trundling along the ecliptic plane in Virgo, our satellite hangs near the bright star Spica in the evening sky.

In this week’s episode of Space Minds we bring you a special panel discussion on the future of commercial lunar exploration ...

The “mini moon” that’s been tagging along in Earth’s orbit recently is departing on Monday — leaving behind a scientific surprise: It may have once been part of our own actual moon ...

First on the calendar is the Thunder Moon, otherwise known as the Buck Moon, which will light up the night on July 10, ...