Europa Clipper’s 7-Year, 1.8-Billion Mile Journey To Jupiter’s Moon Is More Intense Than You Think
The spacecraft will dance around the Solar System for several years.
Astronomers Just Confirmed the Presence of Carbon Dioxide On Pluto’s Moon Charon — Where Did it Come From?
Pluto's moon Charon is named after the ferryman of the Underworld, and for good reason.
Earth Is Just Days Away From Gaining A “Mini-Moon” — Meet Asteroid 2024 PT5
This asteroid is making a 57-day pit stop at Earth.
A Rare Celestial Phenomenon Will Be Visible On This Week’s Super Harvest Moon
Soon, the Moon will put on quite the show.
Look: Mysterious Glass Beads Found On the Moon Contain Hidden Clues About Its Past
Just three little spheres of glass contain evidence that the Moon was volcanically active as recently as 120 million years ago.
An Ancient Magma Ocean Once Covered the Moon, India’s Pragyan Lunar Rover Reveals
The Moon was probably once a gooey ball.
Saturn's Moon Mimas May Be Way More Habitable Than We First Thought
The existence of another watery world in the outer solar system may offer clues to how such seas form.
The Full ‘Buck’ Moon This Weekend Will Be Epic — Don’t Miss It
Time to go buck wild for the Buck Moon.
Scientists Just Found Evidence for Hidden Passageways Under the Moon’s Surface
This is the best evidence to date of natural tunnels occurring on the Moon.
Note To Hollywood: Nobody Faked The Moon Landing
Is the new rom-com Fly Me To The Moon good fun or a new path to damaging conspiracy theories?
Lakes On Saturn’s Moon Titan May Be Sculpted By Waves of Literal Liquid Methane
A team of geologists and planetary scientists modeled the geometry of wave-battered shorelines on Earth, then compared them to the lakes and seas of Saturn’s moon Titan.
June’s Summer Solstice Strawberry Moon Will Be Weirder Than Usual
This month's full moon will be dimmer and lower in the sky than usual.
An Astrophysicist Reveals A Major Problem We’ll Encounter If Humans Colonize the Moon
For decades, astronomers had ignored the Moon as a potential site for telescopes because it was simply infeasible to build them there.
'Rebel Moon's Snyder Cut (Finally) Has a Release Date
These are the films you’re looking for.
China's Chang'e-6 Successfully Landed on the Moon’s Elusive Dark Side — Here’s What’s Next
Chang’e-6’s clock starts now.
How NASA Misplaced a Whole Forest of Moon Trees
Remember the trees grown around the U.S. from seeds that made it to the Moon? No? Well, there’s a reason for that.
China Just Launched its Chang'e-6 Mission To Grab Samples From the Elusive Far Side of the Moon
Liftoff for the Moon’s newest robotic visitor.
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Stumbled On A Glistening Lava Lake On Jupiter’s Moon Io
Loki Patera is like no place on Earth.
Look Up! April’s Full Pink Moon Is Finally Here
Blue Moons aren't really blue, and the Pink Moon isn't really pink, but at least the full Moon is really full.
The Solar System’s Most Volcanic Moon Has Been This Way For Billions Of Years
A recent study confirms that Io has always been a landscape of fiery lava and violent volcanic eruptions.
Is the Moon More Important Than the Sun? A New Book Exposes Our Satellite’s Forgotten Power
In “Our Moon,” Rebecca Boyle reintroduces us to the Moon’s power.
Inside the Outlandish Space Project to Construct a Telescope on the Far Side of the Moon
Space agencies around the world are focused on the south pole of the Moon, but these astronomers have set their eyes on the far side.
The First Full Moon of Spring Will Appear this Weekend With A Hidden Surprise
Think of it as the opening act for the solar eclipse on April 8.
Who Owns the Moon? The Race For Lunar Real Estate Is An Impending Ethical Nightmare
More missions to the Moon mean more chances for values, cultures, and priorities to collide.
Jupiter's Icy Moon Europa May Be Missing a Key Ingredient for Life
A recent study suggests the icy moon's hidden ocean may be anoxic.
This Hardy Creature Can Survive Almost Anything — Could It Colonize the Moon?
What happened to the tardigrades that were traveling on the probe? Could they have contaminated the Moon?
Look: Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus Moon Lander Sent Back What Could Be Its Final Photo
“He’s a scrappy little dude.”
Houston, We’ve Landed Sideways (Again)
Another lunar landing, another toppling payload.
NASA's Future Moon Rocket Just Took a Huge Step Towards Being Ready to Launch
This critical piece of rocket hardware is finally whole.
‘Odysseus’ Just Performed First American Moon Landing Since Apollo
The landing was packed with drama.
