The artwork on the cover of Pink Floyd's 'The Dark Side Of The Moon' is iconic, but what's the story behind it?

Before Apollo astronauts set foot upon the moon, much remained unknown about the lunar surface. While most scientists ...

Hundreds of millions of Americans will have the chance in March to see the first total lunar eclipse in nearly three years.

A small uncrewed spacecraft is buzzing the moon, with under two weeks remaining before its bold attempt to land on the lunar ...

What did Newton understand that was such a revolution? Can someone just... explain gravity to me? Let's start with a ...

First, a few basics. The Earth’s inner core, which is smaller than the moon, is solid iron and nickel. It’s surrounded by a layer of molten metal known as the outer core, followed by the Earth’s ...

Possibly one of the best-known constellations in the northern sky, Ursa Major—or the Great Bear—contains an asterism of seven ...

Understand the moon phases and you can wager a pretty good guess for when the next full moon is no matter where we are in the ...

We have the full Snow Moon to look forward to in the week ahead. And thanks to fortuitous timing it will look equally "full" to the unaided eye two nights in a row, on Feb. 11 and 12. That's because ...

Visit the homepage for more information. Q: Is there a Marian symbolism related to the moon? Is the expression "pale moon rising" a Marian reference? A: It would be interesting to see the exact ...

New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons on the lunar far side. That’s good ...