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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NASA has selected a Blue Origin-led team, Dynetics and SpaceX's Starship to develop new moon landers for astronauts for the agency's Artemis lunar program.

NASA wants private moon landers from 3 companies. Here's how they'll work.

By Mike Wall

The moon landers that private industry will develop to ferry NASA astronauts to and from the lunar surface are a diverse bunch.

NASA picks SpaceX, Dynetics and Blue Origin-led team to develop Artemis moon landers

By Mike Wall

NASA has picked SpaceX, Dynetics and a team led by Blue Origin to develop new moon landers for astronauts under the agency's Artemis lunar program.

An artist's depiction of a lander carrying humans to the surface of the moon.

NASA to announce companies to build Artemis moon landers today. Here's how to watch.

By Meghan Bartels

NASA has a plan to put humans on the moon in 2024: Launch astronauts to a moon-orbiting station, then use a commercially built lander to ferry them to the surface. But who will build the lander?

Scientists at the USGS created the most comprehensive geologic moon map of all time.

Scientists use Apollo data to create the best geologic moon map ever

By Chelsea Gohd

A new map has provided the blueprints for the moon, revealing the true nature of Earth's rocky companion.

The moon, as seen by the United States' Clementine spacecraft in 1994.

China wants a piece of the moon. Here's how it plans to handle lunar samples.

By Leonard David

A glimpse into China's readiness to handle samples from the moon reveals steps to be taken for storage, processing and preparation of the specimens.

The proposed telescope would be a 1km-diameter wire-mesh that can gaze out into the cosmos without being hindered by the Earth's atmosphere.

NASA funds proposal to build a telescope on the far side of the moon

By Yasemin Saplakoglu

This proposed mesh telescope would let us gaze out into the dark cosmos, unhindered by our planet's atmosphere and radio interferences.

Artist's illustration of Intuitive Machines' Nova-C lander on the moon.

Intuitive Machines targets vast 'Ocean of Storms' valley for private moon lander in 2021

By Mike Wall

Intuitive Machines' robotic Nova-C spacecraft will touch down near Vallis Schröteri, the largest valley on the moon, on its initial delivery mission for NASA in October 2021.

Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will all dance near the moon this week.

You can see the moon shine with Jupiter, Saturn and Mars before dawn this week. Here's how.

By Joe Rao

The predawn hours this week will sparkle as Jupiter, Saturn and Mars dance around the moon on consecutive mornings.

NASA has launched a "Honey, I Shrunk the NASA Payload" contest to send tiny experiments to the moon.

'Honey, I Shrunk the NASA Payload' challenge seeks tiny designs for the moon

By Chelsea Gohd

"Smaller payloads are game-changing."

A photo of the lunar surface taken by the Apollo 13 astronauts on their trip around the moon.

50 years after Apollo 13, we can now see the moon as the astronauts did

By Chelsea Gohd

Using data from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, researchers have recreated the Apollo 13 trip around the moon.

Photographer Stojan Stojanovski took this incredible photo of the pink supermoon over Samuel's Fortress in Ohrid, North Macedonia.

'Super Pink Moon,' the biggest & brightest of 2020, stuns skywatchers around the world (photos)

By Chelsea Gohd

The "Super Pink Moon" on April 7 was the biggest and brightest moon of the year.

A "Super Pink Moon" in 2013. The full moon of April 2020, a so called Pink Moon, will be the largest full moon of 2020.

Here's the best way to enjoy the 'Super Pink Moon,' according to a NASA astronomer

By Chelsea Gohd

Tonight (April 7), the moon will be at its brightest and largest for the whole year during the "Super Pink Moon."

Astrophysicist Gianluca Masi, of The Virtual Telescope Project, photographed the full moon from Rome, Italy on Jan. 1, 2018.

How to see the 'Super Pink Moon' online in live webcasts today

By Hanneke Weitering

A "Super Pink Moon" will rise into the evening sky today (April 7), and you can watch it online with webcasts from The Virtual Telescope Project and Slooh.

The full pink moon rises over Boston in this photo taken by Chris Cook on Wednesday (April 11). April's full moon isn't actually pink; it's named after the wild ground phlox, one of the first flowers to bloom in spring. Cook said the full moon appeared red-orange that evening due to the thick atmosphere, dust, haze and pollen in the air.

No, the 'Super Pink Moon' isn't really pink … though we wish it was

By Chelsea Gohd

As much as I (an avid lover of all things pink) would love for the "Super Pink Moon," which comes out tonight (April 7) to actually be pink, it won't be.

An artist's depiction of the BepiColombo spacecraft flying past Earth.

A spacecraft headed to Mercury will observe the moon this week during an Earth flyby

By Meghan Bartels

The moon will stun skywatchers this evening (April 7) with the biggest full moon of the year, but later this week humans will catch a very different view of our companion, in infrared light.

'Super Pink Moon' rises tonight! Teach your kids about the biggest full moon of 2020

By Chelsea Gohd

Tonight (April 7), if you look up at the night sky, you'll see the "Super Pink Moon," the biggest supermoon of the year, shining big and bright.

Skywatcher Tim McCord of Entiat, Washington caught this amazing view of the March 19, 2011 full moon - called a supermoon because the moon was at perigee, the closest point to Earth in its orbit - using a camera-equipped telescope.

April's Super Pink Moon is the biggest full moon of 2020. Here's what to expect.

By Joe Rao

On Tuesday (April 7), the moon will arrive at its closest point to Earth in 2020 a few hours before becoming full. This "supermoon" will be the biggest of the year — but you may not see a difference.

Artist's illustration of mining activity on the moon.

Trump signs executive order to support moon mining, tap asteroid resources

By Mike Wall

The lunar resources that will help the United States establish a long-term human presence on and around the moon are there for the taking, the White House believes.