The moon's orbit isn't a perfect circle. Instead, it's more stretched out, kind of like an oval, which means its distance from Earth varies by about 30,000 miles (48,000 km). The surface of the moon ...

The first words uttered by a human standing on the moon are iconic. But so are the words from the second brazen astronaut. "Beautiful, beautiful. Magnificent desolation," marveled NASA astronaut Buzz ...

Skywatchers worldwide are in for a spectacular show on September 7–8, as a total lunar eclipse, popularly called a Blood Moon or Chandra Grahan, lights up the night sky. With its long total phase and ...