A bright new lunar crater detected in spacecraft images shows that asteroid impacts continue to reshape the Moon’s surface today. The Moon’s familiar surface tells a story of both ancient violence and ...

Daichi Fujii from the Hiratsuka City Museum in Japan captured a meteor impact the moon with multiple telescopes. Credit: Daichi Fujii (Hiratsuka City Museum) | edited by Space.com's Steve Spaleta ...

Astronomers say a distant, sunlike star shows signs of a catastrophic planet-on-planet crash that may mirror the ancient impact that formed Earth's moon.

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When NASA’s Artemis II mission embarks on a 10-day journey around the moon, the crew may glimpse features on the lunar surface that no other human has seen with the naked eye. As the astronauts fly by ...

NASA's historic Artemis 2 moon mission has had yet another setback. Artemis 2 – the first human spaceflight under NASA's multibillion-dollar program – appeared on track for a March liftoff after the ...

The Moonsighters Academy was funded by a Science and Technology Facilities Council Spark award. Emma L Alexander receives funding from the Science and Technology Facilities Counci for her research at ...

Look out for "Earthshine" brightening the shadowed region of the lunar disk close to the new moon phase. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Is there a full moon or a new moon tonight? Here's when and what to know about the annual Lunar New Year, the moon phases and the next total lunar eclipse — blood moon. Tonight, the sun will set on ...