Because the Moon is over a quarter the diameter of Earth, the Earth-Moon system is often cited as the pairing in our Solar System that is the closest to being a double planet. How ...

If not, then these are some of the facts about the moon you’ll ... And since each month typically has one full moon (with the ...

Some of the rotational energy of the Earth is stolen by the Moon, and that is causing Earth to slow down by around 1.5 milliseconds every century. The sun is 14 magnitudes brighter than the full moon.

NASA partners with private companies to search for lunar water ice, a key factor for future human exploration of the moon ...

Lunar New Year celebrations begin Wednesday. Here's everything to know about the 2025 Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake.

Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this article gave the wrong day of the week for the Snow Moon. The February 2025 full moon — also known as the Snow Moon — will be the ...

Landing site: Mare Frigoris (Sea of Cold) region in the north of the moon. Target landing date: May or June. Objectives: Resilience will carry the rover and five scientific payloads ...