As of Monday, Feb. 16, the Moon phase is Waning Crescent. According to NASA's Daily Moon Guide, 2% of the Moon will be lit up ...

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 ...

Only one of these patches of lunar plain can be Luna 9’s actual landing site – and there’s no guarantee that either of them is. But the search is oddly compelling.

According to Musk, building a 'self-growing city' on the Moon can be achieved in less than 10 years, whereas on Mars, it ...

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

The moon's thin atmosphere, called an exosphere, has been a puzzle to science for some time. Two main processes were thought to create this wispy gas envelope; tiny meteoroids hitting the surface 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 ...