Scientists have studied the moon's surface for decades to help piece together its complex geological and evolutionary history ...

A chunk of space rock that visited near Earth's orbit last year was widely called a "mini-moon," a nickname that was more ...

NASA partners with private companies to search for lunar water ice, a key factor for future human exploration of the moon ...

China has named a crater on the far side of the moon after the pioneering Chinese-American scientist Chien-Shiung Wu. Wu was ...

The student, named Ma Junhe, dreamed of exploring the moon from a young age. After learning about telescope construction ...

The Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake, begins on January 29. Also called Spring Festival, this annual celebration is ...

As humankind imagines living off-planet -- on the moon, Mars and beyond -- the question of how to sustain life revolves around the physical necessities of oxygen, food and water. We know there is ...

New research suggests that Earth's recent mini-moon might have originated as part of our actual moon long, long ago.

An asteroid that orbited near Earth for a few months as a mini-moon may be a chunk of the moon that was blasted off by an impact thousands of years ago.

For a brief, but exciting, time last year, Earth had two moons. A small asteroid lingered close to our planet in its orbit ...