The Moon Holds Way More Water Than Previously Imagined Space experts have discovered something incredible about lunar water distribution that challenges everything we thought we knew. According to a ...

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 ...

Interesting Fact about Moon: Earth’s only natural satellite or its BFF is the moon. It has inspired cultures, scientists, and selenophiles (moon lovers) for centuries. With a diameter of 3,474 km, ...

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 ...

At 3:17 p.m. ET on July 20, 1969, the Apollo 11 lander touched down on the lunar surface. For millennia, scientists, astronomers, religious thinkers, and philosophers have tossed out theories about ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The full buck moon that rises tonight, Thursday, July 10, ...

But even though our moon is relatively small, it still has a big effect on our planet. The moon is why our oceans have tides, and it may even help stabilize Earth's tilt and rotation, keeping the ...