The moon phase tonight, March 21, 2026 is a Waxing Crescent with 9 percent illumination. Here is how it fits into the lunar ...

Resilience, the second lunar lander by Japanese company ispace, during prelaunch preparations. Credit: ispace WASHINGTON — Japanese company ispace says its second lunar lander in now in orbit around ...

Our solar system is filled with moons both big and small. The ice giants, Uranus and Neptune, have 28 and 16 moons, respectively. Jupiter and Saturn have hundreds of moons between them and even Pluto, ...

Stargazers watching the moon this week will notice a few interesting things about its position and surface features. Credit: Creators.com illustration June is one of my favorite months and a perfect ...

Resilience will attempt a historic lunar landing on June 5. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space news, the latest ...

When the Moon first formed, it was a sea of molten lava. The immense gravity of Earth stretched this molten sea, raising tides on both the near and far sides. But the Moon was spinning, and that ...

The celebrated Earthrise picture was captured by Apollo 8 on Christmas Eve 1968. Story Humanity has changed an awful lot in the past 58 Years. The moon? Not so much. It was in 1968 that astronauts ...