Stargazers in the U.S. will be dazzled this week as the closest—and largest—supermoon of the year graces the skies.

"The commonly quoted average distance of 384,400 kilometers, or 238,855 miles, is a good approximation," said Craig Hardgrove ...

Meteorologists warn that record-breaking tides could hit southern Florida this week, thanks to the October supermoon.

Liu has overseen the production of geologic Moon maps of the entire lunar surface for visualizing, as well as 30 quadrangles of the Moon. The Moon doesn’t have active plate tectonics that move ...

CAPTURING the perfect shot of the sun or moon rising or setting against a breathtaking landscape is a goal for many ...

A new analysis of maps of the near and far sides of the moon shows that there are multiple sources of water and hydroxyl in the sunlit rocks and soils, including water-rich rocks excavated by ...

Along the lunar orbital path, the point of closest proximity is known as perigee, which is when the moon is, on average, ...

NASA has developed a process that creates more accurate solar eclipse maps, the agency recently announced — and the shadow cast by the moon in the new, better maps might not look quite as you ...

A map dating from 1742 comes from the Atlas Coelestis (atlas of the sky) Old maps of the Moon and stars are being shared to mark 50 years since the first manned lunar landing. Some will feature in ...

New York and New Jersey have another chance to see a rare comet tonight, as the October 2024 supermoon appears for the next ...

The annual Orionid meteor shower is set to peak Sunday night into Monday at a rate of 10 to 20 meteors per hour. Here’s how ...