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A type of wood commonly used to make Samurai sword sheaths may be the future of space exploration.

This fall, sky-gazers will be treated to a supermoon and a partial lunar eclipse on the same night.

Skygazers know that the arrival of May’s full moon—dubbed the “flower moon”—is a harbinger of warmer weather, burgeoning plants, and animal activity.

If you want to experience the solar eclipse on April 8, this interactive tool has everything you need to know.

Along with Mercury in retrograde, the full moon is a pretty popular scapegoat for bad luck and bizarre behavior. Is it warranted?

The wolf moon—the first full moon of 2024—is a great chance for astronomy enthusiasts to ring in the new year.

The moon-made-of-cheese rumor may have started with a hungry wolf and a crafty fox.

All the details for when August’s two super moons are coming, and what a giant freshwater fish has to do with it.

This summer's fireworks will have to compete with another spectacle in the night sky—a super buck moon.

June's strawberry moon will be accompanied by an extra-bright Venus this Saturday.

About a third of all lunar eclipses only ever hit the “partially illuminated” shadow of the Earth's penumbra. Here's how to see it happen this May.

Jeremy Hansen, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Reid Wiseman will make up the crew of Artemis II when it launches in 2024.

You'll have to be an early bird to catch a glimpse of March’s full worm moon at its peak in 2023.

In 1972, Apollo 16 commander John Young walked on the moon—and broke some wind.

The strawberry moon (June's full moon) isn't pink as its name suggests, but it is the most colorful moon of the lunar calendar.

You can see a moon right out of a sci-fi novel. No special equipment needed.

The black moon at the end of April comes with a bonus spectacle: the first partial solar eclipse of 2022.

The booster is set to collide with the moon in days, but no one seems to be taking responsibility for it.

A new Christie's auction features chunks of Mars, the Moon, and the only known meteorite to ever cause a fatality. (It was a cow.)

Buzz Aldrin is best known as the second astronaut to walk on the moon, but he also holds a Guinnnes World Record.

Here's what you should know about 2021's full cold moon, include the meaning of the name and the best time to see it.

In the early morning hours of November 19, a partial lunar eclipse will turn the micro beaver moon reddish brown.

Fifty years ago, Alan Shepard became the first astronaut to hit a golf ball on the moon. Read on for more facts about trailblazing career at NASA.

A blue moon occurs shortly after the planets Jupiter and Saturn reach opposition, making August the perfect time to see the three bodies.