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 ...

Earth's only natural satellite has entranced artists, astronomers, and scientists since the beginning of time. Its effect on the Earth, symbolism in popular culture, and scientific significance cannot ...

The moon is our constant companion and the only natural object that always orbits Earth. It's about four times smaller than Earth and its gravity is much weaker, which is why astronauts bounce around ...

In 1969, it took 400,000 people to put Apollo 11’s Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the Moon. America is now marking the 50th anniversary of the first human steps on the Moon. Armstrong, who died in ...

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, ...

Everything you need to know about January’s full Wolf Supermoon — including exactly when it’s full and the best evening to ...

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 ...

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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, ...

Sorry, Pink Floyd. The side of the moon we can’t see has daytime, too. It’s more accurate to think of it as the “far side” of the moon. The moon is tidally ...

The closer scientists look at theories of how the moon formed, the more questions they find. By Rebecca Boyle [Read all Times reporting on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. | Sign up ...