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 is rusting. It's turning redder as Earth's atmosphere ...

Explore 7 mysterious and interesting facts about the Moon, including its origin, water presence, orbit, size, and potential for future human colonization and exploration.

March’s “worm moon” sets behind Rocca Calascio castle and village in L’Aquila, Italy. Photograph by Lorenzo Di Cola, NurPhoto/Getty Images Earth’s moon phases cycle from month to month, waning and waxing in its constant transformation from new ...

Earth is home, but it’s also full of surprises. Some of these facts might make you stop and say, “Wait, is that true?” Let’s get into the odd, the quirky, and the totally real things about Earth and its moon.

Today is Moon Day, Space Exploration Day and the anniversary of the first Apollo 11 moonwalk. Here’s a look at the Apollo program and the new Artemis program to return to the lunar surface. Screenshot NASA will now target April 2026 for Artemis II, the ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The month of June brought many sights and oddities from the cosmos to Upstate. From the strawberry moon, to being able to view multiple planets, and even a meteor in the late part of June; it was an active month.

The December full moon is on the rise - and it's an interesting one. The December full moon is on Dec. 15 this year. According to The Farmer's Almanac it will be 100% illuminated on Dec. 15, 4:02 a.m. But it will still look full on Dec. 14 and Dec. 16.

The closest supermoon of the year will rise over Wisconsin this week. The November full moon will be the second of three consecutive supermoons in 2025. The November moon will also coincide with the peak of the Northern Taurids meteor shower and the beginning of the Leonid meteor shower.