Earth's Moon

An engineering model of the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, or VIPER, is tested in the Simulated Lunar Operations Laboratory at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio.

The next full Moon will be on Friday afternoon, Jan. 10, 2020 at 2:21 p.m. EST. It will appear full for about three days from Thursday morning to Sunday morning.

What's Up for January? Morning meteors, Mars meets its "rival," and the Moon comes around for another visit with Venus.

Now you can have all the dates and times for all the moon phases for the year at your fingertips by building your own moon phases calendar and calculator!

Scientists have presented new images of the ionosphere, the dynamic region where Earth’s atmosphere meets space.

The next full Moon will be just after midnight on Thursday morning, Dec. 12.

Everything you need to know about the Ionosphere, the boundary between Earth's lower atmosphere — where we live and breathe — and the vacuum of space.

This image shows the Vikram Lander impact point and associated debris field.

Valles Marineris is often called the "Grand Canyon of Mars," but does it compare to Earth's own Grand Canyon?

Apollo 12 was ambitious, aiming for a pinpoint landing in the Ocean of Storms

The next full Moon will be on Tuesday morning, Nov. 12, 2019, appearing "opposite" the Sun (in Earth based longitude) at 8:34 AM EST.

The Lunar IceCube mission, led by Morehead State University in Morehead, Kentucky, will study water distribution and interaction on the Moon.

NASA scientists opened an untouched rock and soil sample from the Moon returned to Earth on Apollo 17.

NASA is sending a mobile robot to the South Pole of the Moon.

A new study suggests that while a majority of lunar ice deposits are likely billions of years old, some may be more recent.

A rocket’s empty fuel tank smashed into the surface of the Moon 10 years ago on Oct. 9. Meanwhile, back on Earth, Tony Colaprete was holding his breath: Would it work?

The next full Moon will be on Sunday afternoon, October 13, 2019, The Moon will appear full for about three days centered on this time, from Saturday morning to Tuesday morning.

Two robotic spacecraft orbiting the Moon today were initially known as ARTEMIS.

Here are 10 of our favorite ways to observe the Moon.

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) passed over the Vikram landing site on Sept. 17 and acquired a set of high resolution images; so far the team has not been able to locate the lander.

NASA has awarded a contract to Advanced Space of Boulder, Colorado, to develop and operate a CubeSat mission to the same lunar orbit targeted for Gateway.

Early in its history, the Moon was molten, with “fire fountains” erupting from its surface. NASA’s Chief Scientist Jim Green chats with NASA’s Deputy Chief Scientist Dave Draper about the Moon’s volcanic past.

A new NASA out-of-this-world animation allows humanity to experience their closest galactic neighbor as never before through an online “CGI Moon kit.”

Here’s a look at four instruments to be delivered to the Moon through NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services provider program.

The next full Moon will be early Saturday morning, September 14, 2019. Find out what else to watch for in the skies during the next few weeks.