When they do, we have a lunar eclipse as Earth's shadow ... different angles of its illumination by the sun. As it orbits Earth, the moon will show different illuminated parts based on the angle ...

NASA is preparing the Orion spacecraft for its first crewed flight around the moon. Here's how astronauts will fly it.

En route to land on the moon, a spacecraft snapped views of Earth eclipsing the sun. The Blue Ghost lunar lander, built by ...

From public parades to traditional dances, here's how countries around the world are celebrating the Year of the Snake.

On January 18, the team at Firefly carried out Blue Ghost’s first engine burn, firing up the lander’s thrusters and main ...

An asteroid that orbited near Earth for a few months as a mini-moon may be a chunk of the moon that was blasted off by an impact thousands of years ago.

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

If the sky is clear, many Americans, depending on their location, should have a clear view of the total lunar eclipse from late March 13 into the early morning of March 14. The upcoming lunar ...