The moon

Latest about The moon

What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2025

By Tariq Malik, Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2025.

Reference
an astronaut in a spacesuit with a gold face shield walks on the grey dusty surface of the moon

What happened to the flags Apollo astronauts left on the moon?

By Leonard David published

Astronauts placed six different American flags on the moon during the Apollo program. What became of those flags in the years since, and why were they controversial?

The moon
Illustration of China's Chang'e 7 mission on the surface of the moon.

China plans to plant a waving flag on the moon in 2026. Here's how

By Leonard David published

China's Chang'e 7 moon-landing mission will apparently include a flag that can flutter in the moon's thin and tenuous atmosphere.

The moon
Astronauts watch giant spider cranes 3d-print landing pads on the moon.

Humans will soon be able to mine on the moon. But should we? 4 questions to consider

By Evie Kendal, Alan Duffy published

By the end of this decade, nations and private companies may well be mining the surface of the Moon.

The moon
person standing looking at the blood moon above

What is a blood moon?

By Scott Dutfield, Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

Reference It may look spooky, but a blood moon is just a trick of the light. Here we explain this phenomenon and tell you how and where to see the next one.

Reference
You can't see a black moon but this image shows a very slim crescent of a slightly illuminated moon visible in the days following a black moon.

Black Moon: What is it and why does it occur?

By Joe Rao last updated

Reference A Black Moon is a rare occurrence. Here we explore what causes them and when the next one will happen.

Reference
Large fully illuminated moon with large craters against a black background.

Full moon names 2025 (and how they came to be)

By Joe Rao last updated

Reference The full moon names for each month, why they're named so and what we can expect from these lunar events.

Reference
a person in a white coat, a mask and blue hairnet inspects a large black-and-gold spacecraft inside a white clean room

Double moon mission! SpaceX to launch 2 private lunar landers in January

By Mike Wall published

Firefly Aerospace and Japanese company ispace are putting their moon landers on the same SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which is scheduled to lift off in January.

The moon
a grey, dusty orb in space

The moon may be 100 million years older than we thought

By Charles Q. Choi published

The moon may have received a volcanic facelift, making it more than 100 million years older than rocks collected from its surface might suggest, a new study finds.

The moon

December full moon 2024: Cold Moon puts on a dazzling show for skywatchers worldwide (photos)

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

The last full moon of 2024 did not disappoint.

The moon
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Archives