Astronauts, like dinosaurs and whales, are one of those things kids love that also loses its luster as we become adults. Because we’ve known our whole life that giant lizards once roamed the earth, ...

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 ...

My favorite thing to do every night is to look up at the sky to see the stars and the moon. Something is awe-inspiring about thinking about one's future while peering up at the night sky. I recall ...

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. Facts: July 20, 1969 - [4:17 pm EDT] Apollo 11 becomes the ...

The moon has been the Earth's companion in the Solar System for almost five billion years. It is the only place beyond Earth where humans have set foot. The brightest and largest object in our night ...

Since the moon is Earth’s closest celestial neighbor, we’ve been able to learn more about it than any other in the solar system. There are surprising details about the moon, such as how in 1958, the ...

It’s been over 50 years since the Apollo 11 mission landed humans on the moon, and in that time, we’ve learned a lot more about what happened during that historic event. Here are five facts that you ...

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 ...