The moon

Artemis II astronauts return to Earth after historic crewed mission to the Moon

After 10 days in space, Artemis II astronauts are set for a splashdown in the Pacific, marking humanity’s return to the Moon's vicinity for the first time since Apollo.

NASA astronaut and Artemis II Pilot Victor Glover is pictured here in the Orion spacecraft during the Artemis II lunar flyby April 6, 2026.
The NASA Artemis II crew, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Pilot Victor Glover, embrace inside the Orion spacecraft on their way home following a flyby of the far side of the Moon on April 7, 2026.

Artemis II astronauts brace for fiery return to Earth

NASA ASTRONAUT and Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft's main cabin windows, looking back at Earth, as the crew travels towards the Moon April 2, 2026.

Japanese corporation floats plan to build massive 'lunar ring'

NASA ASTRONAUT and Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft's main cabin windows, looking back at Earth, as the crew travels towards the Moon April 2, 2026.

WATCH: Artemis makes lunar flyby as moon mission breaks record for human distance from earth


Moonlit hike in Israel's desert highlights spiritual connection to lunar cycles

Although the night of the full moon is ideal for this adventure (usually, the 15th of the Hebrew month), a nearly full moon works almost as well.

 FOR THE ANCIENT Israelites, the sanctification of the new moon turned an otherwise dark day into a day of hope for the month and the light and blessing that could come along with it.

Final supermoon of the year, the Beaver Moon, to appear on November 15

Supermoon will appear about 14% larger and up to 30% brighter than average as it comes within approximately 225,000 miles of Earth.

 The strawberry supermoon at sunset. June 2020, Spain.

Russian cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev suggests some Apollo moon landing footage was filmed on earth

In Russia, skepticism about the Moon landings is strong; a 2020 poll found that 49% of Russians still doubt US astronauts landed on the Moon.

 Apollo 11 first moon landing by Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, 1969 in magazine.

Study reveals Uranus' moon Miranda may harbor subsurface ocean

Researchers mapped Miranda's surface features, including its cracks, ridges, and unique trapezoidal coronae.

 Miranda (Uranus' moon).

Israel hopes to train first female astronaut with NASA, Gamliel says

Innovation, Science, and Technology Minister Gila Gamliel stressed the importance in training Israel's first female astronaut, as well as expanding cooperation with NASA.

 Innovation, Science, and Technology Minister Gila Gamliel is seen meeting with NASA officials in Houston, Texas.

SpaceX set to launch billionaire's private crew on breakthrough spacewalk mission

A SpaceX crew prepares for a risky mission, aiming for the first private spacewalk during a five-day Polaris Dawn mission.

 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off on the IM-1 mission with the Nova-C moon lander built and owned by Intuitive Machines from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, February 15, 2024.

Chinese scientists use lunar soil to produce water, state media reports

NASA head Bill Nelson has repeatedly raised the alarm about the rapid advances in China's space programme and the possibility of Beijing dominating the most resource-rich locations on the moon.

 The moon

'A king will die, a nation will fall': Dark omens revealed from 4,000-year-old Babylonian tablets

Lunar eclipses in particular were seen as dark omens, such as the death of the king.

 Cuneiform tablets are displayed during an exhibition at the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem, February 3, 2015.

2024 total solar eclipse: A remarkable alignment of celestial bodies - opinion

Donning our glasses, hundreds of strangers gazed skyward together and watched the moon gradually take a bite out of the sun.

 THE CLUCHEY FAMILY views the 'path of totality' in Millinocket, Maine on Monday, April 8, 2024.

Total solar eclipse: What is it, where is it, and why is it dangerous to look at it? - explainer

Total solar eclipses are rare, not often occurring in the same place for a very long time. What makes it special? Why can't we look directly at it? Here's what you should know.

Solar Eclipse 2017 Captured from Union, Missouri