As of Wednesday, Dec. 24, the moon phase is Waxing Crescent. According to NASA's Daily Moon Observation, 18% of the moon will ...

Artemis II will send astronauts around the moon in February-April 2026, marking NASA’s first crewed lunar mission in 53 years ...

Such "countdown demonstration tests" have traditionally taken place shortly before launch with the rocket and crew ship ...

Today, Dec. 20, 2025, the moon is 0 days old and is in the New Moon phase of its lunar cycle. It is 0% illuminated.

The biggest full moon of 2025, a so-called supermoon, will rise on Wednesday, Nov. 5, lighting up the night sky with its dramatic glow. At 5:30 p.m. EST (2230 GMT), the moon will reach its closest ...

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Crowds look on as the super moon rises behind the Fremantle War Memorial at Monument Hill on November 14, 2016 in Fremantle, Australia. A super moon occurs when a full moon passes closes to earth than ...

Bursts of light captured crashing into the moon last week were caused by dual asteroid strikes against the lunar surface that were likely strong enough to form hulking craters, according to videos ...

In their historic first crewed mission to the Moon, Apollo 8 crew Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders made a Christmas Eve broadcast, reading the first 10 verses of the biblical book of Genesis.

“The government's been encouraging companies that help provide the public services in space to also develop commercial customers on the side,” said Harvard’s Matt Weinzierl. We left footprints, flags, ...