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A piece of a SpaceX rocket is about to hit the moon.

A discarded Falcon 9 rocket will collide with the moon at 5,400 miles per hour. A roughly five-ton piece of a SpaceX rocket that sent two lunar landers to the moon is about to join them, but not on...

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Artemis II flies by moon in first, historic look at the lunar dark side

Artemis II began its historic flyby of the moon Monday in what is the mission’s showstopper event — giving its crew and Earthlings back home their first glimpses ever of parts of the lunar dark side....

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Blue Origin pauses New Shepard flights for no less than 2 years!? [2:01]

Blue Origin pauses New Shepard flights for no less than 2 years!? | 2:01 Ellie in Space | 216K subscribers | 15,046 views | January 30, 2026YouTube transcript reformatted at textformatter.ai follows.

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A dramatic total lunar eclipse is coming. You don't want to miss it.

The entirety of the lower 48 states, the greater Americas, and some regions beyond will witness — weather permitting — a total lunar eclipse the night of March 13 and into the early morning of March...

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Rare lunar event illuminates Chimney Rock National Monument. ( Colorado )

Stone pillars, moon’s 18.6-year cycle and ancient structures tell a story.. The major lunar standstill northern moonrise is visible between Chimney and Companion rocks once per month for a period of...

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Jill Biden bars Joe from dancing at Lunar New Year celebration

First lady Jill Biden imposed a strict “no dancing” rule on her husband after dragging President Biden up on stage during a Lunar New Year celebration at the White House Thursday night. The first...

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50 years on, Apollo 16 moonwalker still 'excited' by space ("I...

Fifty years after his Apollo 16 mission to the moon, retired NASA astronaut Charlie Duke says he's ready for the U.S. to get back to lunar exploration. Part of that effort, Duke said Friday, will come...

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A 40-year-old mystery about rising temperatures on the moon has been solved...

Newly discovered temperature data from the 1970s moon landings, released in the Journal of Geophysical Research in April, reveals that NASA astronauts probably warmed up the moon's surface temperature...

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May astronomy events: Expect super total lunar eclipse, meteor shower this month

What better way to celebrate the start of May than by catching a glimpse of a meteor shower? The 2021 Eta Aquarid meteor shower will peak on the evening of Tuesday, May 4, through the early morning of...

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Apollo 8's Christmas Eve Message

For Christmas Eve:Apollo 8's Christmas Eve Message

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Russia plans to send lunar lander to the moon next year

Russia has set its sights on the moon as it prepares to send a lunar lander into space next year. "The Luna-25 space project opens a long-term Russian lunar program, which includes missions to study...

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Pink Supermoon to Light Up Sky

If you need a reason to get out of the house and see a show in our own backyard, tonight’s the night. A pink supermoon will rise tonight, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac. The moon will also be...

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Britain's first moon rover is a four-legged robot that will explore...

British start-up Spacebit. It has sensors that can take measurements and collect exploration data for researchers to analyze. The robot also comes equipped with cameras — one of which can take “robot...

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Flashes on the moon

Science does not know exactly how these phenomena occur on the moon. But it has attempted to explain them: the impact of a meteor, for example, should cause a brief glow. Such flashes could also occur...

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Happy Lunar New Year! :)

Just a wish, for a Happy New Year.

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40-year mystery about rising temps on moon solved — and it was...

An explorer's adage says to "take only photos, leave only footprints." But it seems the footprints of NASA's Apollo astronauts had unintended consequences for the surface of the moon after they landed...

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Op-Ed | Supporting America’s plan to lead on the moon

For nearly half a century, America has led some of the most complex missions with robotic landers throughout our solar system, including bold landings on Mars and asteroids. But most Americans are...

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Op-ed | Moon Direct: How to build a moonbase in four years

Op-ed | Moon Direct: How to build a moonbase in four yearsby Robert Zubrin — March 30, 2018SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket, which made its debut Feb. 6, is the foundation of author Robert Zubrin’s “Moon...

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Chandrayaan-II landing site identified; rover to spend 14 days on lunar...

After its launch from Sriharikota, it will take one or two months time for the orbiter to reach moon's orbit, the ISRO chief said. While Chandrayaan-I was launched aboard the PSLV rocket, the carrier...

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First Blue Moon Total Lunar Eclipse in 150 Years Coming This Month

The eclipse will take place during the middle of the night, and the Pacific Ocean will be turned toward the moon at the time. Central and eastern Asia, Indonesia, New Zealand and most of Australia will...

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