NASA has named the next 10 members of its astronaut corps, including a geologist who hails from the Pacific Northwest.

Lunar minerals generate the rust mineral hematite when bombarded with high-energy oxygen particles, simulations show.

A solar eclipse occurs when the moon positions itself between Earth and the sun, casting a shadow over Earth. We explore the ...

Earth is the only planet in our solar system with a single moon, making it a rare phenomenon for a planet of its kind.

One of our favorite themed locations in Epic Universe is Pizza Moon in Celestial Park. Join us for a full photo and video tour.

It will not only help future lunar settlers be self-sufficient but will help provide raw materials for space-based ...

In fact, China’s upcoming Chang’e-8 mission (2029) will carry a lunar seismometer to the south pole. Once moonquakes are detected, satellites can quickly check for landslide signatures at the ...

So do China and Russia. Here’s what you need to know about America’s new lunar-energy race ...

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 ...

The Bay Area is heading into the final weekend of summer with a quiet pattern on tap. After several days of tropical ...

As a kid growing up in southeast Missouri, I watched the moon landing in awe. America had done it! Our astronauts were the first to walk on the moon’s surface. It wasn’t until I was elected to ...

The current methods for attitude determination are Star Trackers, sun sensors, magnetometers, and gyroscopes. We would like ...