The optical illusion occurs because people are used to interpreting shadows as coming from an overhead light source. But that's not necessarily the orientation of spacecraft. In many satellite photos, ...

Strawberry moon will be at full illumination June 11, the latest of the full moons tied to Native American tradition.

Discover interesting facts about how the moon formed, what it's made out of, and the many missions humans have launched to ...

When the moon is close to the horizon, the sunlight reflected from its surface must travel further through Earth's atmosphere ...

The moon will rise with Venus and the ice giant Neptune in the pre-dawn sky on Thursday, May 22.

Whether you call it the flower moon, budding moon, planting moon, milk moon or one of its many other names, May's full moon ...

China's Tianwen-2 spacecraft is scheduled to launch this week and will study two solar system bodies up close.

The Chinese space program is preparing to join the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and NASA in launching a mission to return samples from an asteroid to Earth. The Tianwen-2 probe and its ...

A strawberry moon, which is generally the last full moon of spring and the first full moon of summer, will hang overhead on June 11, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac.

NASA hasn’t landed humans on Mars yet. But thanks to robotic missions, scientists now know more about the planet’s surface ...

The 'Flower Moon' of May is set to illuminate the night sky on May 12, offering a spectacular view for stargazers and astrophotographers.

So much of pak, pak, pak-ing going on, I tell you! All for a name! That too half of it! And to top it all – a name which has ...