Astronauts, like dinosaurs and whales, are one of those things kids love that also loses its luster as we become adults. Because we’ve known our whole life that giant lizards once roamed the earth, ...

My favorite thing to do every night is to look up at the sky to see the stars and the moon. Something is awe-inspiring about thinking about one's future while peering up at the night sky. I recall ...

Use this illustration to know the phases of the moon this month and next, starting with the May 26 supermoon. Click the Download button to get started. When the image opens in a new window, right ...

Here's a look at the first moon landing on July 20, 1969. The moon landing was watched by an estimated 600 million people around the world. Facts: July 20, 1969 - [4:17 pm EDT] Apollo 11 becomes the ...

Since the moon is Earth’s closest celestial neighbor, we’ve been able to learn more about it than any other in the solar system. There are surprising details about the moon, such as how in 1958, the ...

Discover interesting facts about how the moon formed, what it's made out of, and the many missions humans have launched to explore it. The leading theory is that the moon formed about 4.4 billion ...

The moon has been the Earth's companion in the Solar System for almost five billion years. It is the only place beyond Earth where humans have set foot. The brightest and largest object in our night ...

It’s been over 50 years since the Apollo 11 mission landed humans on the moon, and in that time, we’ve learned a lot more about what happened during that historic event. Here are five facts that you ...