The moon's orbit isn't a perfect circle. Instead, it's more stretched out, kind of like an oval, which means its distance from Earth varies by about 30,000 miles (48,000 km). The surface of the moon ...

As of 2025, only twelve people have ever set foot on the moon—all of them American astronauts from NASA’s Apollo missions between 1969 and 1972. It took six missions to make it happen, with Neil ...

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The past few years ...

The Moon is the natural moon of our planet; it is a rocky object and rotates around our planet in an average distance of approximately 384,400 km (238,855 miles) on an average distance. It is the ...

Earth is home, but it’s also full of surprises. Some of these facts might make you stop and say, “Wait, is that true?” Let’s get into the odd, the quirky, and the totally real things about Earth and ...

December's Cold Supermoon, the last full moon of 2025, rises on 4 December and appears unusually bright, large and high in the night sky. Here's what makes it rare, why it climbs higher than any other ...

More than 37 years after humans last walked on the moon, planetary scientists are inviting members of the public to return to the lunar surface as “virtual astronauts” to help answer important ...

(CNN) — The moon has some new stories to tell. Scientists have published the first detailed analyses of the historic cache of lunar soil and rock that China retrieved from the far side of the moon ...

Only 12 astronauts have walked on the moon. Discover who they are, which Apollo missions took them there, and when humans will return to the lunar surface. A total of 12 people have walked on the moon ...

The December full moon is on the rise - and it's an interesting one. The December full moon is on Dec. 15 this year. According to The Farmer's Almanac it will be 100% illuminated on Dec. 15, 4:02 a.m.