Moon

The harmless space rock will peel away on Monday, overcome by the stronger tug of the sun's gravity.

Researchers estimate the cave is at least 130 feet wide and tens of yards long.

Astrobotic Technology said Friday that it had confirmation that its lunar lander broke apart as it reentered Earth's atmosphere on Thursday.

Two stellar lunar events are happening this August, with a sturgeon supermoon on Aug. 1 and then a rare blue supermoon on Aug. 30.

It experienced communication issues connecting with the Deep Space Network, a group of giant radio antennas positioned around the globe to communicate with spacecraft.

A UCF team is is sending a mission to an uncharted area of the moon, while researchers at Florida worked with NASA to successfully grow plants in lunar soil.

South America and much of the continental United States had the best view of Sunday night's lunar eclipse, which lasted nearly five hours.

A rocket part set to slam into the far side of the moon Friday morning highlights the growing issue of space junk in orbit around Earth, experts say.

The supermoon — the Super Flower Blood Moon, to be exact — brought the first total lunar eclipse in nearly 2 1/2 years.

It's equal to about a 12-ounce bottle of water trapped in a cubic meter of soil spread across the lunar surface.

Those looking for a beacon of hope amidst the COVID-19 pandemic will find a large shining one skyward as Earth will experience the biggest and brightest…

Mini Mercury skipped across the vast, glaring face of the sun Monday in a rare celestial transit.Stargazers used solar-filtered binoculars and telescopes…