The waning moon shines close to the king of the planets on Dec. 7. Don't miss Jupiter shining close to the waning gibbous moon among the stars of the constellation Gemini on the night of Dec. 7.

The claim, which didn't cite when or where NASA supposedly admitted this, came from a frequent purveyor of misinformation.

Tech mogul Jared Isaacman underwent a rare second Senate confirmation hearing to assess his qualifications to lead NASA as its new administrator.

The panel will examine whether billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman has the private-sector experience to return the U.S. to the moon before China gets there.

If the moon were to suddenly turn to cheese, the movie pitches would be insufferable. In When The Moon Hits Your Eye, voted one of Scientific American’s best fiction picks of 2025, author John Scalzi plots out the physical side of this scenario alongside the societal and interpersonal ramifications of such an unexpected (if delicious) transformation.

The second largest full moon of 2025 appears higher in the night sky than any other full moon throughout the year, this December 4.

Europe's plans to develop a robotic lunar lander are moving ahead with the announcement of an Italy-led consortium that will build a key element of the spacecraft designed to secure European access to the moon.

Conventionally, the moon is thought to have formed during one big impact, but a three-impact model might make more sense