As of 2025, only twelve people have ever set foot on the moon—all of them American astronauts from NASA’s Apollo missions between 1969 and 1972. It took six missions to make it happen, with ...

Quick facts about the moon. How far away it is: An average of 238,855 miles (384,400 kilometers) from our planet How big it is: 2,159 miles (3,475 km) across, or about one-fourth our planet's size ...

In 2009, a Nasa satellite first discovered ice on the moon, debunking the former belief that it was completely arid. Scientists once believed the moon to be bone dry.

Earth's only natural satellite has entranced artists, astronomers, and scientists since the beginning of time. Here are 19 facts about the moon.

Not all full moons are created equal, with supermoons appearing larger than other full moons. Learn about this and other lunar facts, such as how the moon was formed and what are moonquakes.

Long ago, the Moon had active volcanoes, but they have been silent for millions of years. Photo Credit: NASA The Moon’s radius is 1,080 miles (1,740 km)- less than one-third the size of Earth.

A machine that helped with the calculations behind the first moon landing has been acquired by a Scottish museum. With the ...

The first moon landing on July 20, 1969, was one of the great achievements in human history. These 8 facts highlight the way it still captures the human imagination today.

NASA is gearing up for an exciting chapter in lunar exploration by sending a trio of high-tech instruments to the Moon. Two ...

Sometime in the next year, NASA will open three new samples that have been in storage since they were brought to Earth in the 1970s. Managers at the agency want to train a new generation of ...

NASA WILL SHOOT LASERS AT THE MOON TO HELP FIND WATER. The new studies note it could be significantly more accessible than previously thought. As such, the water could be used for drinking, ...

“We are going.” That is the catch phrase that NASA is using in the lead-up to the debut flight of its new moon rocket, which could launch as early as Monday at 8:33 a.m. Eastern time.