“As maximum eclipse nears, the moon transforms into a deep crimson orb,” the space agency said. “That red color comes from ...

Late Thursday into the wee hours of Friday, skywatchers across North America can see the moon turn red for the first time ...

“Y’all stuck the landing, we’re on the Moon,” an engineer at Firefly’s mission control in Austin, Texas, exclaimed, as cheers erupted among the team. CEO Jason Kim later confirmed the lander was ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A privately owned lunar lander touched down near the moon’s south pole Thursday, but as the minutes ...

Intuitive Machines' Athena moon lander is "alive," but it's not yet known what mission objectives can still be met.

For the second time in a week, a privately built spacecraft has attempted to land on the moon. But its precise location, and whether it is right side up, are not yet known.

Intuitive Machines, a Houston company aiming to repeat a 2024 landing, said its spacecraft, Athena, has power and is communicating but may not be upright. It is unclear how that might impact the ...

After hours of uncertainty, officials from the Houston company said there are clues that the spacecraft is on its side, which ...

If successful, Athena's landing will be the second by a private American company this year. Firefly Aerospace was the first ...

The moon enters its ... in the sky — a full 29 degrees above the horizon, and it sets at 8:38 p.m. local time. Jupiter is almost straight up in the hours near sunset.

The far side of the moon has been revealed to have formed in a different way than the near side. In June last year, China's lunar lander Chang'e 6 became the first in the world to bring back soil ...

The next full moon will be a special celestial phenomena — featuring a rare blood moon — during a total lunar eclipse. The upcoming March full moon is also known as the worm moon and will rise ...