A rare predawn alignment will bring together Mars, Saturn and a thin crescent moon in the eastern sky on May 14, creating a ...

May's bright stars and classic spring constellations make this the perfect time to learn the sky the old-fashioned way, one ...

Witness a captivating dark side of the moon drawing come to life in this short art video filled with realistic shading and smooth blending techniques. This quick yet powerful sketch captures the ...

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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 ...

The data pipeline from NASA’s Artemis II mission opened to full blast a few hours after looping behind the far side of the Moon on Monday night, when the Orion spacecraft established a laser ...

NASA’s Artemis II mission, carrying four astronauts on an out-of-this-world journey, flew around the Moon on Monday. The crew members took turns describing the stunning landscape below and captured ...

(NEXSTAR) – With Artemis II’s historic mission to the moon capturing the nation’s attention, some may be wondering why the far side of the moon remains hidden from view – even as it rotates. Also ...

Water likely accumulated on the moon slowly over billions of years, rather than during one big event, according to a new study by an international team of scientists The researchers, including Paul ...

On April 6, 2026, four astronauts aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft, Integrity, swung around the far side of the moon, traveling farther from the Earth than any humans had ever gone before, and taking ...

Scientists prefer to call the backside of the moon its “far” side. By Andrea Kannapell “The dark side of the moon”: The term has a poetic ring. It has long been mined in popular culture, not least by ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...