Watch the epic view of the moon and Earth captured by the Orion spacecraft ahead of its outbound powered flyby. Credit: NASA ...

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – NASA's Artemis I mission propelling an uncrewed Orion spacecraft on a trajectory to the moon kicked off Wednesday morning at 1:47 a.m. EST with the launch of the agency's ...

The Earth eclipses the moon in this time-lapsed view from Firefly's Blue Ghost moon lander. Credit: Firefly Aerospace ...

Dig deeper: Blue Ghost’s photos, while remarkable, aren’t the first such images of an eclipse from the moon. NASA’s Surveyor 3 lunar probe managed to capture the first-ever view of a solar ...

“Footage above showing the Earth rising and setting behind the Moon was captured by Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander shortly after our second lunar orbit maneuver on February 18,” Firefly ...

Resilience hovers over the moon in its lunar orbit, aiming for the Mare Frigoris ("Sea of Cold") on the moon's near side, as a landing site. Earth's beauty is reflected into view for the ...

The moon's unusually low path tonight is a direct result of its 18.6-year lunar cycle, known as a lunistice, a point when the moon's orbit tilts to its greatest angle relative to Earth's equator.

The Moon’s albedo is 0.136, while the Earth’s is 0.434, making the Earth 3.2 times as reflective. That figure varies of course, depending on cloud and whether you’re facing mostly ocean or land.