The December full moon: Why it’s called the cold moon; here’s a fun explainer for kids

December's full moon, known as the Cold Moon, illuminates the longest nights of the year. Despite its name, the moon doesn't ...

Moon phase today: What the moon will look like on November 30

As of Sunday, Nov. 30, the moon phase is Waxing Gibbous. This means 74% of the moon is lit up tonight, according to NASA's ...

Sri Lanka braces for more flooding with Cyclone Ditwah

Cyclone Ditwah swept northward across Sri Lanka on Friday (November 28), leaving more than 40 people dead and many missing ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A Planet Slammed Into Earth 4.5 Billion Years Ago, Forming the Moon. The Projectile May Have Been Our Neighbor

Little is known about the long-destroyed moon-forming planet, Theia. But it may have been born in the inner solar system—just like Earth—a new study suggests ...

November's First Quarter Moon Raises the Stakes and 4 Zodiac Signs Hit a Breaking Point

On Nov. 28, Luna will reach its first quarter phase in the intuitive sign of Pisces, challenging the sun in Sagittarius' ...

Just4Kids: The Moon gets slightly further from Earth each year. A physicist explains

The Moon is getting 1½ inches (3.8 centimeters) farther away from the Earth every year. Scientists measure the distance to ...
WUKY

The evolutionary history of kissing, moss in space, and the origins of the moon

Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave podcast talk about the evolutionary history of kissing, how moss spores fare in space, and new clues about the collision that created the moon.

Formation of oceans within icy moons could cause the waters to boil

That’s also true for the other moons that provide the gravitational stress. As a result, the internal oceans may actually ...