The asteroid is shaped like a hockey puck and is about the size of a football field in diameter which is about 60m.

Scientists say gravity as well as tidal forces are responsible for pushing the moon further away from our planet ...

Space scientists have worked out the shape of the asteroid that could smash into the Moon in 2032. The infamous "city-killer" ...

YR4 won't hit Earth, but scientists now estimate a 4% chance it could strike the Moon, possibly affecting space missions.

IMAGINE your home was powered by the dirt in your back garden. Well, that could be a reality for future lunar astronauts.

A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth makes its way between the sun and moon. The Earth casts a shadow on the surface of the moon, dimming it. The next lunar eclipse visible in the U.S ...

Today, April 9, 2025, the moon is 11 days old and is in the Waxing Gibbous phase of its lunar cycle. It is 88% illuminated. Moon phase Date First Quarter April 4 Full Moon April 12 Third/Last ...

A total lunar eclipse occurs when the moon and the sun are on exact opposite sides of Earth. When this happens, Earth blocks the sunlight that normally reaches the moon. Instead of that sunlight ...

In a total lunar eclipse, the entire moon moves into the innermost and darkest part of Earth’s shadow, called the umbra, completely blocking it from the sun, according to NASA. A partial lunar ...

A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth is positioned between the moon and sun, blocking sunlight from the moon. During a total lunar eclipse, the moon appears dim and reddish orange.

March's full "Blood Worm Moon," a phenomenon that makes the moon appear red during a total lunar eclipse, is visible this week for Americans and others in Earth's Western Hemisphere. The full moon ...