The moon's orbit isn't a perfect circle. Instead, it's more stretched out, kind of like an oval, which means its distance from Earth varies by about 30,000 miles (48,000 km). The surface of the moon ...

The moon has some new stories to tell. Scientists have published the first detailed analyses of the historic cache of lunar soil and rock that China retrieved from the far side of the moon this year.

Earth’s moon phases cycle from month to month, waning and waxing in its constant transformation from new moon to full moon and back again. This lunar cycle happens in part because the moon does not ...

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(CNN) — The moon has some new stories to tell. Scientists have published the first detailed analyses of the historic cache of lunar soil and rock that China retrieved from the far side of the moon ...

(MENAFN- Live Mint) Skywatchers worldwide are in for a spectacular show on September 7–8, as a total lunar eclipse, popularly called a Blood Moon or Chandra Grahan, lights up the night sky. With its ...

The moon is our closest celestial neighbor—and a prize to be won. It has already served as a battleground for one of history’s most epic technological triumphs, the race between the U.S. and the ...