For the first time in more than half a century, humans are preparing to leave Earth’s orbit and head near the moon, with NASA ...

Four astronauts are about to become the first humans to venture near the moon in more than half a century since NASA's iconic ...

Tonight, a brilliant near-full moon rises in the east with Regulus, the heart of Leo, just ahead. Don’t miss this striking ...

The last time anyone watched the Moon grow large in a spacecraft window, a rotary phone was still a normal piece of household ...

You can also look forward to a total solar eclipse and a total lunar eclipse this year. See if either will be visible in ...

I will bet that many of my readers know the answer; we all learned it in school. In fact, I still recall reciting it in fifth grade: “The moon is 240,000 miles from Earth.” What the teacher never told ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The moon will look slightly bigger and brighter Wednesday night during the closest supermoon of the year. The moon’s orbit around the Earth isn’t a perfect circle, so it gets nearer ...

The closest full moon of the year will dazzle the sky this week. November's supermoon or Beaver Moon will reach peak fullness Wednesday at 8:19 a.m. but it will appear full Tuesday through Friday ...

A celestial leap is set to take place over two nights as the moon and Jupiter will appear to dance near to each other in the night sky. The crescent moon will appear "wafer thin" through the night of ...

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

NEW YORK(AP) — The moon will look slightly bigger and brighter Wednesday night during the closest supermoon of the year. The moon's orbit around the Earth isn't a perfect circle, so it gets nearer and ...