Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Astronauts, like dinosaurs and whales, are one of those things kids love that also loses its luster as we become adults. Because ...

Discover interesting facts about how the moon formed, what it's made out of, and the many missions humans have launched to explore it. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

For a long time, we didn’t know much of anything about the moon. That’s part of the reason why humans have made up so many stories — maybe you’ve heard it’s made of cheese? — about the globe that ...

My favorite thing to do every night is to look up at the sky to see the stars and the moon. Something is awe-inspiring about thinking about one's future while peering up at the night sky. I recall ...

March’s “worm moon” sets behind Rocca Calascio castle and village in L’Aquila, Italy. Photograph by Lorenzo Di Cola, NurPhoto/Getty Images Earth’s moon phases cycle from month to month, waning and ...

The moon has been the Earth's companion in the Solar System for almost five billion years. It is the only place beyond Earth where humans have set foot. The brightest and largest object in our night ...