NEW YORK — Earth will get a second moon for about two months this year when a small asteroid begins to orbit our planet. The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, ...

On Sept. 20, 1970, the Soviet Union's Luna 16 moon probe landed on the moon to retrieve a soil sample. Four days later, it became the first robotic spacecraft to return a sample of lunar soil to Earth ...

Following last month’s stunning planetary parade, skywatchers now have another celestial treat on the horizon—a total lunar eclipse on March 14, 2025. During this event, the Moon will take on a deep ...

“Moon 101” is a series that features interviews with Apollo-era rocket scientists and engineers telling their stories about how they did it and lessons learned. In this curriculum, some of the world’s ...

A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth moves directly between the sun and the moon, casting a shadow that completely covers the moon. But instead of disappearing, the moon will glow a coppery red ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Artemis One is the first in an increasingly complex series of missions to take humans deeper into space than ever before. But this first test flight of NASA'S next generation ...