China's space agency has opened up a first round of applications for researchers to borrow its Chang'e 6 lunar far side ...

A supermoon is defined as either a new or full moon that occurs when the moon is within 90% of its closest approach to earth, NASA reports, and supermoons are the “biggest and brightest” full moons of ...

Illinois residents can soon catch a glimpse of November’s full moon, the beaver moon, which will be the last supermoon of the year. The beaver moon will peak at 3:28 p.m. Central Standard Time Friday, ...

When a celestial body, such as a moon, planet or an asteroid passes in front of another celestial body, blocking its view, we call that an occultation. The word is derived from the Latin occultäre, to ...

Scientists have developed a new method to compute how tides affect the interiors of planets and moons. Importantly, the new ...

November's full moon, known as the Beaver Moon, will be the last supermoon of the year, and you can catch it next week.

November's full moon, also known as the Beaver Moon, is the last of four consecutive supermoons occurring in 2024.

A 6-mile-think shell of methane ice on Saturn's moon Titan could assist in the hunt for life signs arising from this moon's ...