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 ...

Texas U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee referred to the moon as a planet and said, “A full moon is that complete, rounded circle which is made up mostly of gases, and that’s why the question is why or how ...

The lunar craters Archimedes (top) and Eratosthenes and the Apennine Mountains. All these features will be visible in the northern half of the moon tonight March 20. I'm a happy cheerleader for the ...

Debris from the impact between Earth and the protoplanet eventually formed the moon. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The newborn ...

After a fairly eventful mission to the Moon's surface, Charles Duke left several items on the Moon, and a message to whoever ...

Two immense canyons on the moon's far side that rival Earth's Grand Canyon were produced by a cataclysmic collision nearly four billion years ago, according to new research published on Tuesday.

The moon is our constant companion and the only natural object that always orbits Earth. It's about four times smaller than Earth and its gravity is much weaker, which is why astronauts bounce around ...