Half of the moon will be illuminated as it reaches its first quarter phase on Monday, June 2. The first quarter phase marks ...

NASA and Elon Musk are intensifying efforts to secure territory on the Moon, setting off a new phase of geopolitical and ...

The proposed budget states that commercial space companies will be cheaper for future missions: “The Budget phases ... wants NASA to refocus its efforts in beating China to the moon and sending ...

Around $647 million would be added to NASA’s human space exploration budget compared to last year. The proposal would eliminate the Gateway space station that would orbit the moon and phase out ...

MISTRAL is a new-generation receiver for observations at millimeter wavelengths, built as part of the recent project to upgrade the Sardinia Radio Telescope for the study of the high-frequency radio ...

See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2025. Today, June 1, 2025, the moon is 5 days old and is in the Waxing Crescent phase of its lunar ...

Countless shadowed craters line the terminator all the way down to the moon's southern pole, while the 54-mile-wide (87 km) ...

NASA is moving closer to building the first permanent moon base as part of the Artemis program. With the success of the ...

Then, the U.S. got in the game with nine NASA Ranger spacecraft that launched between 1961 and 1965, and gave scientists the first close-up views of the moon’s surface. The Ranger missions were ...

These dark sky sanctuaries, reserves, parks, and trails invite you to immerse yourself in the wonders of our night skies.