Moons

From icy Europa to supermoons, here is the latest in lunar science.

Latest in Moons

a red moon due to a total lunar eclipse

March skygazing: a full blood moon rises and new season

Candidates for Luna 9's landing site. Credit: Pinault et al.

Astronomers close in on long-lost Soviet lunar lander

a full moon rises over a snowy mountain

January stargazing: A supermoon, asteroid, and one very large planet

Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander. This rendering does not have the new LightPort, but it will sit atop the lander in future models.

Wireless power grids head to the moon

By Mack DeGeurin

a full moon rises over the ocean

Brightest supermoon of 2025 lights up the sky this week

By Laura Baisas

the planet saturn

November Stargazing: Supermoon number two, meteors galore, and ‘naked’ Saturn.

A striking photograph of a bright, full moon against a dark, deep blue night sky, partially obscured by dark, dramatic clouds. The moon is intensely bright, giving the scene an ethereal glow.

Yes, the moon really can affect your sleep

By Clarissa Brincat

a mock up of a boarding pass for a flight during artemis 2

NASA’s next trip around the moon could have your name on it

By Laura Baisas

Lunar rover concept going up hill with US flag mounted on rear

NASA offers $155,000 to design moon tires

This image of Uranus from NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope exquisitely captures Uranus's seasonal north polar cap and dim inner and outer rings. This Webb image also shows 9 of the planet's 27 moons – clockwise starting at 2 o'clock, they are: Rosalind, Puck, Belinda, Desdemona, Cressida, Bianca, Portia, Juliet, and Perdita.

Uranus may have a 29th moon

Close up of Jupiter's storms

Jupiter was once twice as large as it is today

Two planets and crescent moon form smiley face in night sky

Rare ‘smiley face’ will light up the night sky on April 25

Jared Isaacman speaking at congressional hearing

NASA nominee: ‘We will prioritize sending astronauts to Mars’

Lunar rover prototype in parking lot

All-terrain space truck hopes to drive astronauts on the moon

An illustration of a potential NASA lunar base for the Artemis missions.

Scientists want to turn moon dust into solar panels

An Apollo 12 high-oblique view of the lunar nearside looking northeast toward the crater Copernicus (in center near horizon), as photographed from lunar orbit.

A startup wants to mine the moon for helium

Total solar eclipse showing ring of sunlight

Lunar lander snaps mesmerizing views of a solar eclipse

an illustration of the planet saturn as seen from one of its many moons two other smaller moons are in the distance

Which planet has the most moons? Saturn dethrones Jupiter.

By Laura Baisas

Two astronauts holding plushies inside ISS

NASA wants your help designing its Artemis II mascot

a full moon with a red hue

How to see the upcoming ‘blood moon’ total lunar eclipse