Tagged With Moon

There is no permanent dark side of the moon, and this simple animation by a former NASA scientist explains why

Morgan McFall-Johnsen

An incredible video shows what we would see if the planets replaced the moon. But that would turn Earth into a volcanic hellscape.

Morgan McFall-Johnsen

NASA is sending a new moon rover to sample water ice on the lunar south pole

Morgan McFall-Johnsen, Lauren Frias

The coolest photos of the solar system taken in the decade you were born

Morgan McFall-Johnsen

A giant elevator could connect Earth to space using current technology, experts say — here's how that might work

Morgan McFall-Johnsen

A stirring new SpaceX animation of Starship launching shows how the rocket company plans to turn Texas into Earth's interplanetary transport hub

Dave Mosher

Astronomers have their best solution yet to the mysterious alien megastructure star

Kaitlyn Wang, Shira Polan

The moon has been drifting away from Earth for 4.5 billion years. A stunning animation shows how far it has gone.

Morgan McFall-Johnsen

NASA's $30 billion Artemis missions will attempt to set up a moon base

David Anderson, Bob Hunt, Dave Mosher

India's and Israel's moon-landing attempts both failed during descent — here's why the '15 minutes of terror' are so difficult

Morgan McFall-Johnsen

A Las Vegas hotel billionaire unveiled an inflatable space pod designed to ferry NASA astronauts to the moon and Mars — take a look inside

Dave Mosher

An astronaut is urging NASA to form a new spacesuit program now if it hopes to get back to the moon in 2024

Dave Mosher

India lost contact with its moon lander, and an astronomer thinks the spacecraft crashed into the lunar surface

Morgan McFall-Johnsen, Dave Mosher

NASA wants the first woman to walk on the moon in 2024. This female astronaut is one of 13 candidates.

Dave Mosher

China found a mysterious 'gel-like' substance on the moon's uncharted far side

Rosie Perper

Elon Musk hails Newt Gingrich's plan to award a $2 billion prize to the first company that lands humans on the moon

Isobel Asher Hamilton

A group of tardigrades crashed into the moon in April. The indestructible critters could still be alive.

Aylin Woodward

Items that once belonged to Neil Armstrong have drawn more than $12 million in bids, but are sparking controversy among people who knew him

Troy Wolverton

NASA's InSight lander on Mars has detected more than 20 quakes. Early data suggests the red planet may be less Earth-like than we thought.

Morgan McFall-Johnsen

Elon Musk says SpaceX could land on the moon in 2 years. A NASA executive says 'we'll partner with them, and we'll get there faster' if the company can pull it off.

Dave Mosher