I live in the northern hemisphere (Seattle, WA) and I was asked why the Moon's face turns or rotates in the sky. The example given to me: The Moon obviously isn't orbiting quickly (about once every 29 ...

Here we are, already at the end of April, and with this season comes some beautiful evening weather to help us enjoy our night sky viewing. This week, the full moon illuminates our sky on Monday, ...

The Earth and moon viewed by Chang'e 5 from Sun-Earth Lagrange point 1 in April 2021. Credit: CNSA/CLEP HELSINKI — A spacecraft involved in China’s 2020 Chang’e-5 lunar sample-return mission is now in ...

Samples from the far side of the Moon are now en route back to Earth. China's Chang’e-6 mission landed on the Moon over the weekend, and it has since collected a sample of lunar regolith. That ...

November's full moon will be particularly special this year: It will appear as the biggest and brightest full moon of 2025. Known as the beaver moon, it will peak early Wednesday morning. It's also ...