Because the Moon is over a quarter the diameter of Earth, the Earth-Moon system is often cited as the pairing in our Solar ...

Two Grand Canyon-size features on the far side of the moon were likely formed in about 10 minutes after an unknown object ...

"Essentially, the more craters a surface has, the older it is ... "Many scientists believe that most of the Moon's geological ...

And those two landers are only a couple of the uncrewed missions looking to reach the lunar surface — or seek redemption — in the coming months. This year promises to be among the most ...

The gravitational pull of the lunar surface is about 1/6 that of Earth's, meaning a person who weighs about 100 pounds would feel closer to just 17 pounds on the moon. To simulate those conditions ...

These include a NASA-supplied drill that will attempt to drill about 1 meter below the surface ... there are some interesting payloads tagging along with the spacecraft to the Moon but not landing ...

As it does, the full moon will dim and gradually turn reddish-orange. The all-important totality — when 100% of the lunar surface is draped ... totality will be most of the main event.