On Sunday, April 27, the Moon will be about 221,900 miles from Earth when it reaches perigee, the closest distance in its ...

New moons are part of the lunar cycle when the moon is between the Earth and sun, appearing dark. The next new moon is on March 29. March 29 new moon will be a "super" new moon near perigee ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Soil and rocks returned from the moon’s mysterious far side suggest it may be drier than the side constantly facing Earth, Chinese scientists reported Wednesday.

There's nothing spectacular about a "super new moon" and you actually cannot see it. During the new moon phase, the moon is positioned between the Earth and the Sun, meaning the side facing us isn ...

Using samples gathered from the Chang’e-6 mission, scientists found that the interior of the moon on the half we never see from Earth might be drier than the near side. By Katrina Miller Katrina ...

When the moon is exactly on the opposite side of the Earth from the sun, you have a full moon. Lunar phases are determined by the moon's position relative to the Earth, which means they happen at ...

Soil and rocks returned from the moon's far side suggest it may be drier than the side constantly facing Earth CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Soil and rocks returned from the moon’s mysterious far side ...