Moon

Scientists say a giant impact knocked off the raw ingredients for the moon off the primitive molten Earth and into orbit.

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A supermoon eclipse captured in Wildwood, Florida

The 'supermoon' season of 2022 continues with the Full Strawberry Moon on June 14

By Elizabeth Howell published

The Full Strawberry Moon of June 14 may appear ever-so-slightly bigger and brighter than usual when it rises this month, making it a "supermoon."

The five naked-eye planets will be visible in the predawn sky in June 2022.

See 5 planets align in the night sky this month in a rare treat!

By Elizabeth Howell published

A "planet parade" will see all five naked-eye worlds line up in their proper orbital order from the sun in Earth's sky this month.

Artist's impression of two spacesuited astronauts working on the moon.

NASA just picked these 2 companies to build next-gen spacesuits for the moon, space station

By Elizabeth Howell published

NASA has selected two companies to make spacesuits for its Artemis moon program and future International Space Station missions.

The moon phases and dates for June 2022.

What is today's moon? Moon phases 2022

By Kimberly Hickok, Tim Sharp published

Reference Learn about the today's moon phase and the rest of the moon phases for 2022, and when you can see them.

Artist's illustration of astronauts on the moon.

NASA to make big announcement about Artemis moon spacesuits today. Watch the reveal live.

By Mike Wall published

NASA will apparently announce today (June 1) who's going to make the spacesuits for its Artemis moon program, and you can watch the big reveal live.

Artist's illustration of CAPSTONE in its halo-shaped lunar orbit.

Launch of NASA's CAPSTONE cubesat moon mission delayed to June 13

By Mike Wall published

The launch of NASA's CAPSTONE moon mission has been pushed back another week, to no earlier than June 13.

Earth rising over the lunar surface.

Humans have big plans for mining in space — but there are many things holding us back

By Michael Dello-Iacovo, Serkan Saydam published

Setting up any kind of off-Earth mining industry will be no small feat. Let's look at what we're up against.

An artist's illustration of an Ultra Safe Nuclear battery in space.

US military wants to demonstrate new nuclear power systems in space by 2027

By Elizabeth Howell published

The U.S. Defense Innovation Unit has awarded two contracts for nuclear propulsion and power systems in space by 2027.

Sky chart of Jupiter, Mars, Venus and Saturn in the predawn sky in late May 2022.

See Mars and Jupiter shine super-close in the predawn sky this Memorial Day weekend

By Elizabeth Howell published

See Mars and Jupiter appear to practically high-five each other in the early-morning sky this Memorial Day weekend.

NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket stands atop Launch Pad 39B during sunrise in this photo taken March 23, 2022.

NASA targeting June 19 for crucial test of Artemis 1 moon rocket

By Josh Dinner published

NASA plans to take another crack at a crucial fueling test of its Space Launch System megarocket on June 19.

A stunning time lapse of a total lunar eclipse above the South Pole.

South Pole aurora dances around total lunar eclipse in stunning astronomer photo

By Tereza Pultarova published

A stunning time-lapse photograph showing the May 15 total lunar eclipse and aurora above the South Pole Telescope in Antarctica.

Now up for bid: Cockroach carcasses and the Apollo 11 moon dust extracted from their stomachs, the result of a 1969 NASA biological test in search of dangerous "moon bugs."

Cockroach-eaten Apollo 11 moon dust goes up for auction

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

For sale: One small sample of the moon brought back to Earth in 1969 by the Apollo 11 astronauts. Condition: Well-traveled and once digested.

An area of volcanic deposits on the moon that scientists believe formed 33 million years ago.

Future moon astronauts using water ice may rely on ancient lunar volcanoes

By Rahul Rao published

Volcanoes erupting on the moon billions of years ago may have created a layer of ice under the lunar surface, a new study suggests.

Image of the moon near Venus.

Watch the moon and Venus snuggle up together in a live webcast

By Elizabeth Howell published

Venus and the moon will meet up in the sky Thursday (May 26) and you can catch their greetings online.

Artist's illustration showing the CAPSTONE cubesat near the moon.

NASA-funded CAPSTONE moon mission seeks to go where no cubesat has gone before

By Elizabeth Howell published

CAPSTONE, which will launch no earlier than June 6, aims to verify the stability of the lunar orbit that will be used by NASA's Gateway space station.

Artist's concept of the Gateway moon-orbiting space station.

Japan will send an astronaut to the moon with NASA, President Biden says

By Elizabeth Howell published

A Japanese astronaut will visit NASA's planned Gateway space station, and perhaps the moon's surface, as part of a larger interagency agreement.

Artist's illustration showing the CAPSTONE cubesat near the moon.

The NASA-funded launch of CAPSTONE, a tiny cubesat for the moon, delayed to June 6

By Elizabeth Howell published

The little CAPSTONE spacecraft will have to wait a bit longer for its big lunar launch.

The European Southern Observatory's UT5 telescope at the Paranal Observatory in Chile captured this view of the Super Flower Blood Moon lunar eclipse on May 15, 2022.

Super Flower Blood Moon lunar eclipse glows eerie red in new photo

By Samantha Mathewson published

The eclipsed moon glows an eerie deep red color in a new photo of the total lunar eclipse that occurred earlier in May.

An astronaut stands in front of an American flag on the moon.

Wealthy nations are carving up space and its riches — and leaving other countries behind

By Theodora Ogden published

Nations that don't have their own satellites rely on other countries, and those that want to develop their own satellite infrastructure are running out of options as space fills up.

A simulation of how the Earth and moon will appear to the Lucy spacecraft around the time of the total lunar eclipse on May 15, 2022.

NASA's asteroid explorer Lucy spotted disappearing moon during the lunar eclipse

By Tereza Pultarova published

NASA's Lucy spacecraft, which is currently on its way to asteroids orbiting the sun at the same distance as Jupiter, watched the moon disappear during the total lunar eclipse on May 15.