Moon

Moon

The Trump administration wants to put Americans back on the moon

Russia, the European Space Agency, Japan and China are all interested in lunar missions. For the Trump administration, “it could be a very smart international or geopolitical tool if they do it correctly,” says science journalist Loren Grush.

The Trump administration wants to put Americans back on the moon
Moonrise from aboard the International Space Station, August 3, 2017.

What happened to the moon’s magnetic field?

What happened to the moon’s magnetic field?
A composite image of a partial (left) and total (right) solar eclipse, taken in March 2015.

What you need to know about this month’s total solar eclipse

What you need to know about this month’s total solar eclipse
The shadow of the moon

What solar scientists will be watching for in this summer’s total eclipse

What solar scientists will be watching for in this summer’s total eclipse
Explorers Tom and Tina Sjogren stand in front of a blackboard at a makers space.

Dreaming of a DIY mission to Mars

Dreaming of a DIY mission to Mars
The moonset behind Earth, as viewed from the International Space Station.

Some of the oxygen on the moon used to be on planet Earth

The moon may be airless, but we know it has oxygen — Apollo mission samples confirmed its presence in the moon’s soil.

Some of the oxygen on the moon used to be on planet Earth
November's supermoon in southern Spain.

The violent collision that formed our moon may have tilted Earth, too

Scientists have proposed a new “giant impact” theory about how the moon formed — and it provides a few new clues about our turbulent young Earth

The violent collision that formed our moon may have tilted Earth, too

Sam Rockwell Is Nobody’s Fool

The actor Sam Rockwell specializes in playing tough, damaged, working-class guys — from a space miner to a rodeo cowboy in love.

Sam Rockwell Is Nobody’s Fool