Earth's 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?

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

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.

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.

One of the strangest things in the cosmos might be – us. Among the thousands of planets confirmed to be in orbit around other stars, we’ve found nothing quite like our home planet.

During a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Aug. 22, astronaut Nick Hague debuted the Artemis program identity in space.

NASA is asking industry to respond to a Request for Proposals to deliver cargo, science experiments and supplies to the Gateway to support Artemis missions to the lunar surface.

In commemoration of NASA’s 50th anniversary of the lunar landing and in celebration of September’s National Literacy Month, McDonald’s and Peanuts partnered to create space-themed toys and STEM-focused books.

If our eyes could see high-energy radiation called gamma rays, the Moon would appear brighter than the Sun! That’s how NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has seen our neighbor in space for the past decade.

The Next Full Moon is the Sturgeon Moon, the Green Corn Moon, the Raksha Bandhan full Moon, the Nikini Poya, and the Ghost Festival Moon.

CubeSats can be part of a historic mission—Artemis 2—when NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket will send astronauts on their first flight aboard the Orion spacecraft.

Earth’s Moon and Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun, may contain significantly more water ice than previously thought.

NASA has announced the latest opportunity for industry to participate in its Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS).

NASA has selected 13 U.S. companies for 19 partnerships to mature industry-developed space technologies and help maintain American leadership in space.

Since the project began, NASA has selected nine companies that are eligible to bid on specific task orders based on NASA priorities.

One of the experiments Apollo astronauts left on the Moon continues to return fresh data to this day. The orbit, rotation and orientation of the Moon are accurately determined by lunar laser ranging.

On July 24, 1969, the aircraft carrier USS Hornet, the prime recovery ship for Apollo 11, was speeding for the new splashdown target area.

Water is slowly escaping the topmost, super thin layer of the Moon’s surface.