The moon's orbit isn't a perfect circle. Instead, it's more stretched out, kind of like an oval, which means its distance from Earth varies by about 30,000 miles (48,000 km). The surface of the moon ...

March’s “worm moon” sets behind Rocca Calascio castle and village in L’Aquila, Italy. Photograph by Lorenzo Di Cola, NurPhoto/Getty Images Earth’s moon phases cycle from month to month, waning and ...

The first words uttered by a human standing on the moon are iconic. But so are the words from the second brazen astronaut. "Beautiful, beautiful. Magnificent desolation," marveled NASA astronaut Buzz ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

From unexplained lunar anomalies to baffling scientific phenomena, Episode 3 dives into 10 of the Moon’s most mysterious facts. These aren’t your everyday space trivia — these are the Moon’s deepest ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at the first moon landing on July 20, 1969. The moon landing was watched by an estimated 600 million people around the world. July 20, 1969 – [4:17 p.m. EDT] Apollo 11 becomes ...

There will be no more full moons this year. The last full moon of 2024, nicknamed the cold moon or the snow moon, was on Sunday, Dec. 15, and it marked a significant astronomical event. Here’s when ...

The December full moon is on the rise - and it's an interesting one. The December full moon is on Dec. 15 this year. According to The Farmer's Almanac it will be 100% illuminated on Dec. 15, 4:02 a.m.