As of 2025, only twelve people have ever set foot on the moon—all of them American astronauts from NASA’s Apollo missions between 1969 and 1972. It took six missions to make it happen, with Neil ...

The moon has been the Earth's companion in the Solar System for almost five billion years. It is the only place beyond Earth where humans have set foot. The brightest and largest object in our night ...

It has been 50 years since Neil Armstrong so famously uttered the first words from the surface of the moon — “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” As part of the Apollo 11 mission, he ...

Since the moon is Earth’s closest celestial neighbor, we’ve been able to learn more about it than any other in the solar system. There are surprising details about the moon, such as how in 1958, the ...

The buck moon is a traditional name for the full moon visible in July. In 2025, it will appear on July 13 and is expected to be particularly striking because it will also be a supermoon, a full moon ...

It has been 50 years since Neil Armstrong so famously uttered the first words from the surface of the moon — “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” As part of the Apollo 11 mission, he ...