The Mission To Earthphase MoonSwatch model has an Earth Phase Indicator which offers a fresh take on tracking time.  Read ...

For a long time scientists thought that there was no atmosphere on the Moon, but recent studies have confirmed that there is one. The very thin atmosphere, known as an exosphere, contains helium, ...

Our planet's moon has a long history of violence, which scientists recently realized has contributed to the development of a ...

What is the moon phase today? Today, Oct. 31, 2024, the moon is 29 days old and is approaching the New Moon phase of its lunar cycle. It is 1% illuminated. Moon phases reveal the passage of time ...

Aug. 2, 2024 — Scientists say they have identified the main process that formed the moon's atmosphere and continues to sustain it today. The team reports that the lunar atmosphere is primarily a ...

Related: What you can see in the night sky tonight On the nights before and after a new moon, when just a thin crescent is present, it is sometimes possible to make out the stunning effect known ...

A Rolex watch that made a trip to the Moon is going up for auction – and the price will be out of this world. RR Auction house is offering the GMT-Master ‘Pepsi’ model watch which belonged ...

The Moon is anything but a lifeless rock hanging in our sky. It has pockets of water ice trapped on its surface, caves in which astronauts might one day live, and even an incredibly tenuous atmosphere ...

Museum planetary science researcher Prof Sara Russell explains the origins of Earth's closest companion. 'There used to be a number of theories about how the Moon was made and it was one of the aims ...

The moon's distance from Earth changes depending ... and covers topics ranging from AI to particle physics and space travel. She has a master's degree in science journalism from Boston University.

The largest and oldest-known impact site on the moon is the South Pole-Aitken basin. Thanks to new research, scientists have dated the basin to the period between 4.32 and 4.33 billion years ago.