To get the full detail of a lunar eclipse, it helps to have binoculars or a telescope. Astrophotographers looking to upgrade ...

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Scientists find a way to turn moon regolith into water, air, and fuel…and that could change space travel. In a significant ...

The sun rises behind the Space Launch System rocket and Orion capsule shortly after completion of the Artemis 1 rollout on March 18, 2022. (Image credit: NASA) ...

Only 12 astronauts have walked on the moon. Discover who they are, which Apollo missions took them there, and when humans ...

Earth, sun, moon: three objects in space whose interactions have a pretty big impact on our lives. Earth orbits the sun once a year, and it rotates on its axis about once a day (depending on your ...

“The probability that asteroid 2024 YR4 will strike the Moon on 22 December 2032 is now approximately 4 percent, and this probability was still slowly rising as the asteroid faded out of view,” the ...

The full buck moon will reach its peak illumination on Thursday, July 10. It’s just one of this month’s celestial highlights.

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"First contact" of the new moon with the sun occurred at 10:04 a.m. AWST (10:04 p.m. EDT), when the new moon appeared to take a bite from the top of the sun, creating a "smiley face" crescent.