As of Saturday, Aug. 22, NASA's Daily Moon Guide tracker tells us the Moon is in its Waxing Gibbous phase, with 70% of its surface visible.

World powers gather to decide how to deal with potential threat to colonising Earth’s nearest celestial neighbour

Debris from rocket fell into a planned safety control zone near the southern tip of Taiwan. Parallel paths… Details about Wednesday’s rocket test are scarce, but the flight likely involved a sub-scale suborbital version of NCSIST’s planned military satellite launcher.

NASA scientists studied how five Earth microbes might fare on the Moon, including one that already survives outside the International Space Station.

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - The moon is, to put it mildly, an inhospitable place for people and other living organisms from Earth, with its lack of breathable air, extreme temperatures and exposure to relentless space radiation and energetic particles.

A single asteroid strike likely reshaped Mars’ moon Deimos, creating its massive polar crater and a global dust layer.

Radioisotope-powered heater will keep components in working order during the chilly lunar night, for a NASA-supported mission that's set for as early as 2028. Read More

Catch our satellite side by side with bright planet Venus in the western sky after sunset, not far from the bright star Spica.