The Wolf Moon waxed full on Jan. 13. You may have seen it - the first full moon of the New Year - hanging low on the horizon these last several evenings, tinted orangish-yellow like a tropical fruit.

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It is also the only moon in our solar system that has a significant atmosphere. For the SwRI and Carnegie experiments, the scientists set out to better understand how Titan maintains its thick ...

Last year, a pair of researchers claimed that the shockwaves of the shutdown could be felt as far as the moon, causing a ...

Additional moon phase resources NASA's SkyCal Events Calendar offers a comprehensive calendar of moon phases, lunar and solar eclipses and more for the entire calendar year. You can see more about ...

A chunk of space rock that visited near Earth's orbit last year was widely called a "mini-moon," a nickname that was more appropriate than thought.

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But some scientists believe only ice – thought to be preserved deep in craters on the moon’s far side – could potentially support future lunar missions as a water source for astronauts.

This would explain the similarity in the composition of the Earth and the Moon." The data obtained also provide an insight into the history of water on Earth: according to a widespread assumption ...