TOKYO (AP) — An unmanned lunar spacecraft has captured and transmitted data analyzing 10 lunar rocks, a greater-than-expected achievement that could help provide clues about the origin of the moon, a Japan space agency official…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A U.S. company’s failed moonshot ended with a fiery plunge over the South Pacific, officials confirmed Friday. Astrobotic Technology said contact and then tracking was lost as its lunar lander…

Humboldt astronomer Mike Myer captured this view of a waning crescent moon and Venus surrounded by clouds on Wednesday evening.

On Saturday,  the moon will pass in front of the sun, but this does not mean that we will be treated to a total solar eclipse.  Rather, it will be an annular, or partial, solar…

NEW DELHI (AP) — India became the first country to land a spacecraft near the moon’s south pole on Wednesday — a historic voyage to uncharted territory that scientists believe could hold vital reserves of…

NASA on Monday named the four astronauts who will fly to the moon by the end of next year, including one woman and three men. The three Americans and one Canadian were introduced during a…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An asteroid big enough to wipe out a city will zip harmlessly between Earth and the moon’s orbit this weekend, missing both celestial bodies. Saturday’s close encounter will offer astronomers…

Sky watchers in southeast Kansas will have the chance to watch a total lunar eclipse early Tuesday morning.  A lunar eclipse takes place when the full moon slips in to the shadow of the Earth.…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The world’s first space tourist wants to go back — only this time, he’s signed up for a spin around the moon aboard Elon Musk’s Starship. For Dennis Tito, 82,…

“To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit.” – Stephen Hawking, Astrophysicist Two dozen wide-eyed stargazers, from toddlers to retirees, were treated to a lesson in the heavens Thursday.…