Chinese researchers analyzed the first-ever soil samples returned from the far side of the moon, but further samples will be ...

Earlier this month, when I learned that a blood moon might be at its best in the middle of the night, I didn’t have to set my alarm clock for the viewing. As a man of a certain age, I usually ...

Scientists confirm the Sun's charged particles can create water on the Moon. Learn how solar wind interacts with lunar soil.

Oct 7: 224,599 miles. Nov 5: 221,817 miles; closest supermoon of the year. The last full moon was March's Blood Worm Moon. The Worm Moon was at peak illumination on March 14. February's full moon ...

Soil and rocks returned from the moon's far side suggest it may be drier than the side constantly facing Earth.

Watch a behind-the-scenes clip of Pink Floyd recording ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ from the newly restored ‘Live at Pompeii’ ...

When the moon is within the darkest part of Earth’s shadow, called the umbra, it takes on a reddish hue, which has led to the nickname “blood moon” for a lunar eclipse, according to NASA.

In North America, the galaxy will become visible 41° above the north ... There’s nothing quite as dramatic as last month’s blood moon this time around, but Nick Drake fans can rejoice ...