Regulus, a distant star, Venus and our moon will be visible during a conjunction tonight, and how Californians can best see ...

The U.S. and China are in a sprint toward manned missions to the lunar surface by the end of this decade, with sights on 2029 ...

Is it a full moon tonight? Wondering what is the planet and bright star shining next to the moon? Here's what to know and how ...

Our planet has apparently had a small companion that went undetected for decades. What took so long to find it and why was it ...

The crescent moon will shine with Jupiter among the stars of Gemini early on Sept. 16. Turn your eyes to the east in the ...

Experiments on Earth indicate some common species of bacteria and fungi could survive for several days on the moon's surface, ...

Learn more about tides and tidal bulge, and how they’re contributing to the moon drifting away.

On Sept. 14, 1959, the Soviet probe Luna 2 -- known informally as Lunik 2 -- became the first Earth-launched space vehicle to ...

The bottom of the world is set to be front and center for a partial solar eclipse. Antarctica, New Zealand and a sliver of ...

Quantum cryogenics manufacturer Bluefors is betting big on Interlune, a startup that aims to extract Helium-3 from the lunar ...

So the bottom line is that the gravity of the closer tidal bulge on the Earth is pulling the Moon forward, which increases ...

Long ago, the Moon was much nearer Earth. Scientists believe a protoplanet collision created the Moon 4.5 billion years ago.