Phobos May Be a Newborn Moon in a Cycle of Destruction. The traditional theory about Phobos and Deimos—Mars’s two moons—held that they were captured asteroids, pulled into orbit by Mars’s ...

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Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo has become the first governor in Nigeria to declare Friday, June 27, a public holiday. The ...

Four-and-a-half months after launch atop a Falcon 9 rocket, a privately-built Japanese lander attempted to touch down on the moon Thursday, but telemetry indicated a higher-than-expected descent ...

Why is this moon riding so low in the sky? “It’s all about the inclination of the moon’s orbit, which undergoes an 18.6-year cycle,” said John Jardine Goss of EarthSky, per US Today .

Tokyo-based company ispace aims to land its "Resilience" spacecraft in the moon's Mare Frigoris ("Sea of Cold") region on June 5, notching a big milestone for Japan and for commercial spaceflight.

December’s full moon, known as the Cold Moon, will occur on the morning of Sunday, on Dec. 15, 2024, reaching its peak at 4:02 a.m. EST. It will appear fully ...

Each year, June's full moon treads a predictably low path across the spring sky due to its close proximity to the summer solstice — the time of the year when the sun is at its highest. This year ...

This is the third moon landing attempt Kenneth Chang has reported on this year. Published June 5, 2025 Updated June 6, 2025 A Japanese company had hoped that the second time would be the charm for ...

This is why the moon sometimes appears as a crescent or half-moon. When it’s farther from the sun and visible above the horizon, it’s easier to spot during the day.

Because the moon’s cycles are known to influence natural phenomena like the tides, many people believe that lunar phases also influence human emotions, behaviors, and health. Learn what research ...