To the Inca people of what’s now South America, the total lunar eclipse indicated that a jaguar had gobbled up the moon. They ...

Three developments stand out that will make the return to the moon effort different from the first time we visited Earth’s ...

Next month, the Moon will slip into Earth’s shadow and glow a deep coppery red, creating a rare spectacle that will dominate ...

The Moon’s surface is continuously bombarded by the solar wind – a stream of electrically charged particles ejected by the Sun. These high-energy ions can knock atoms out of the Moon’s uppermost layer ...

Exhaust from lunar landers drifts across the moon and contaminates ultra-cold polar craters that are rich in ancient ice and ...

Most animals, including humans, carry an internal lunar clock, tuned to the 29.5-day rhythm of the Moon. It guides sleep, reproduction and migration of many species. But in the age of artificial light ...

The United States set out to return astronauts to the Moon on its own terms, with NASA’s Artemis program framed as a careful, sustainable sequel to Apollo. Instead, a tightening schedule, technical ...