As of 2025, only twelve people have ever set foot on the moon—all of them American astronauts from NASA’s Apollo missions ...

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Space experts have discovered something incredible about lunar water distribution that challenges everything we thought we knew. According to a new analysis of data from NASA's LRO (Lunar ...

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Moon is back in the spotlight after the historic return of human spaceflight around the Moon through the Artemis II mission, reigniting global fascination not seen in over 50 years. Here are 19 facts ...

You can probably conjure this vision of the moon—hold the image in your mind and transmit it off this planet and onto our shining opalescent companion. Peaks in the sun? I’ve seen that. This week, we ...

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 ...

We live in a brand new era for lunar activities. With over 100 payloads from around the globe planned to visit the Moon by 2030, our closest natural satellite will soon see a flurry of activity like ...

If you missed my first 10 cool things about the Moon, you can read them here. Now you’re ready for 10 more. #11. The Moon’s temperature can vary from 242° Fahrenheit in a sunny spot to −334° ...

When the moon is nearly between Earth and the sun, one side of the moon faces the sun, and that side is illuminated, but the side the Earth sees is dark. This is called the new moon phase of the lunar ...