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

Mercury is notoriously difficult to see from Earth, thanks to its proximity to the Sun. But on July 4, Mercury reaches its ...

“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 ...

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.

A total lunar eclipse, the first since November 2022, is set to occur on Thursday night, into Friday morning. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth makes its way between the sun and moon.

At the same time, the spacecraft got its first glimpse of the Moon from Earth’s orbit. An image taken from the top deck of Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander with the Moon in the distance ...

As the moon moves around Earth, the side we can see gradually becomes more illuminated by direct sunlight. First quarter: The moon is 90 degrees away from the sun in the sky and is half-illuminated ...

For those in the United States, that means all lower 48 states should have a view. According to NASA, the moon will enter Earth's partial shadow at 8:41 PM EDT, but it's the peak of the eclipse ...

A total lunar eclipse will appear to transform the full moon into a reddish "blood moon" this week across the Western Hemisphere. The eclipse's peak begins at 2:26 a.m. ET Friday and lasts about ...

See a time-lapsed view of the NASA Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft, Earth and moon that was captured. Credit: NASA | time-lapsed by Space.com's Steve Spaleta Music: A Rising Sun by Alan Ellis / courtesy of ...