European scientists are turning an aircraft into a laboratory that simulates lunar gravity to prepare astronauts and ...

For centuries, mysterious lights have been reported on the moon, captivating astronomers and the public alike. These transient illuminations, sometimes described as bright spots or flickers, have ...

While the US is attempting to come up with CLT, researchers from the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing and the ...

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 ...

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, January 23Pluto reaches conjunction with the Sun at 5 A.M. EST.

Scientists have found that we may have been wrong about how the Moon’s largest crater, the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) basin, formed roughly 4.3 billion years ago. As detailed in a new paper published in ...

Humans have left much more than footprints on the moon since the space age started in the 1950s. Here's a guide to what's up there. 1959: The first human object on the moon The Soviet spacecraft Luna ...

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 ...

The last supermoon of the year will shine bright this week, when it reaches peak illumination at 6:15 p.m. EST, on Dec. 4, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac. This full 'cold moon,' will be the ...

Mariel Borowitz has previously received funding from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Department of Defense, and the National Science Foundation. Brian Gunter has current or ...