The supermoon rises in the Alcazar of Toledo, Spain, on Wednesday night. The supermoon is also called the Buck moon because it falls in July when male deer (bucks) are…
BEIJING, July 4 (Reuters) - China on Monday rejected as an irresponsible smear a warning from the chief of NASA that China might "take over" the moon as part of a military…
One of our planet's most stunning sights is coming to the skies - a super blood Moon. In the year's only full lunar eclipse, Earth will come between the Sun…
A SpaceX rocket is on a collision course with the moon after spending almost seven years hurtling through space, experts say. The booster was originally launched from Florida in February…
NASA is extending its target date for sending astronauts back to the moon to 2025 at the earliest, the U.S. space agency's chief said, stretching out by at least a…
U.S. coastlines will face increasing flooding in the mid-2030s thanks to a regular lunar cycle that will magnify rising sea levels caused by climate change, according to research led by…
The last full moon of this year, also known as the 'Cold Moon' is seen from the city of Guadalajara in the state of Jalisco, Mexico. The 'Cold Moon' is…
China successfully landed a spacecraft on the moon’s surface on Tuesday in a historic mission to retrieve lunar surface samples, Chinese state media reported. China launched its Chang’e-5 probe on…
China plans to launch an unmanned spacecraft to the moon between 4 am and 5 am Beijing time on Tuesday (2000-2100 GMT on Monday), the official Xinhua news agency said,…
Scientists on Monday said lunar water is more widespread than previously known, with water molecules trapped within mineral grains on the surface and more water perhaps hidden in ice patches…
Finland's Nokia has been selected by NASA to build the first cellular network on the moon, the company said on Monday. The lunar network will be part of the U.S.…
Eight countries have signed an international pact for moon exploration called the Artemis Accords, NASA announced as the U.S. space agency tries to shape standards for building long-term settlements on…
The ruler of the Emirate of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum has announced a plan to land a spacecraft on the moon and study its surface by 2024.…
The full moon rises above apartments in Minsk, Belarus, on the evening of Thursday 07 May 2020. The 'Full Flower Moon' or the 'Corn Planting Moon' or the 'Milk Moon'…
The Trump administration is drafting a legal blueprint for mining on the moon under a new U.S.-sponsored international agreement called the Artemis Accords, people familiar with the proposed pact told…
Two people kiss as the supermoon shines over the lighthouse of Favaritx, Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, on the evening of Saturday 08 February 2020. The first supermoon of the year…
The full moon pictured during the penumbral lunar eclipse on the evening of 11 January 2020 in Yangon, Myanmar. A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when the moon becomes dipped in…
For a few hours Saturday evening, the crescent moon and Venus paired up for a celestial treat. In the photos, the view of the conjunction of the Moon and Venus,…
European space exploration is getting its biggest financial boost in 25 years. At a conference in Seville, Spain, the 22 member states of the European Space Agency (ESA) on Thursday…
An undated handout photo made available by NASA shows Apollo 17 astronaut Gene Cernan preparing to collect samples 73001 and 73002 from the Moon (issued 14 November 2019). NASA scientists…
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced his nation’s intention to join the United States’ Moon to Mars exploration approach, including NASA’s Artemis lunar program. The announcement took place at…
India has successfully launched its second lunar mission a week after it halted the scheduled blast-off due to a technical snag. Chandrayaan-2 was launched at 09:13 GMT on Monday from…
As the world celebrates the 50th anniversary from the historic landing on the moon by the astronauts of the Apollo 11, Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of SpaceX, has…
As the world celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first landing of man on the moon, an American endeavor that went down in the annals of history. But DW takes…
A handout photo made available by NASA shows the launch of the Apollo 11 Saturn IV rocket being projected onto the Washington Monument and additional screens on the National Mall…
President Donald Trump is marked the 50th anniversary of the first human steps on the moon at an Oval Office with a meeting with former Apollo 11 astronauts. The group…
A multiple exposure image shows the phases of the partial lunar eclipse as seen from Mallorca, Spain, 16 July 2019. The partial lunar eclipse on 16 July 2019, took place…
The launch of India's second lunar mission has been halted less than an hour before the scheduled blast-off, due to a technical problem. The countdown stopped 56 minutes before…
The moon covers much of the sun during the total solar eclipse, in Merlo, San Luis, Argentina, 02 July 2019. A total solar eclipse moved above Chile and Argentina,…
Researchers have discovered something massive lurking underneath the far side of the moon: a mysterious blob with the mass akin to a pile of metal. The structure, described in a…
Donald Trump has re-wrote several aspects of the world order. This evening he went one step further and has changed what scientists and astronomers have been saying and studying for…
The Moon is shrinking as its interior cools, getting more than about 150 feet (50 meters) skinnier over the last several hundred million years. Just as a grape wrinkles as…
The first privately funded mission to the Moon has crashed on the lunar surface after the apparent failure of its main engine. The Israeli spacecraft called Beresheet attempted a soft…
NASA is planning to take the "next giant leap in deep space exploration" as it looks to send astronauts to the moon who are able to stay there. The space…
New photos from China's space agency shows its lunar rover leaving tracks on the far side of the moon, at the start of a historic exploration mission. China successfully landed…
A Chinese spacecraft has become the first to land on the far side of the moon, according to state media. The lunar explorer Chang'e 4 touched down on Thursday morning…