The moon

On Columbus Day, remember Abraham Zacuto, the Jewish astronomer history forgot - opinion

In 1935, the International Astronomical Union formally adopted the name Zagut for a lunar crater honoring Abraham ben Shmuel Zacuto. Modern astronomy has, literally, written his name on the Moon.

Portrait of Abraham Zacuto, by Eulogia Merle (2011).
The SpaceX Starship and Super Heavy v3 Booster lift off on its 13th test flight from the SpaceX launch complex in Starbase, Texas, U.S., July 24, 2026.

SpaceX's Starship engine failure could cause problem for NASA's 2028 moon mission objectives

 A view of Earth, partially hidden by the Moon, photographed through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:40 p.m. EDT (22:40 GMT) April 6, 2026

NASA finds some microbes could survive on moon, raising concerns over unintended life transfer

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Northrop Grumman's Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) and Mission Extension Pods (MEPs) launches from Space Force Station's Launch Complex 40 in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on July 21, 2026.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage to crash into Moon at seven times the speed of sound


Strawberry Moon to shine bright in Sunday morning's sky

The Strawberry Moon will be visible on the night of June 3 and has ancient connections to Native American agriculture.

 The moon appears red in the sky.

US poet laureate dedicates ode to Europa for NASA mission to Jupiter's icy moon

Limon's "Poem for Europa" is less a meditation on science - though its first line seems to allude to a rocket launch - as it is an ode to nature and the awe it can inspire in humankind.

Jupiter, the solar system's largest planet, is seen alongside its moons (illustrative).

Israeli Beresheet 2 Moon mission in jeopardy after losing biggest donors

The withdrawal of donations is not related to SpaceIL or the Beresheet 2 mission to the Moon. However, the organization needs to find new sources of cash to maintain momentum.

Israeli scientists inspect Beresheet in Yehud

What's inside the moon? - study

The researchers of the study combined geophysical and geodesic constraints from the Monte Carlo exploration with heat and energy simulations for different internal structures inside the Moon.

 A moon is seen during a lunar eclipse, in Shanghai, China November 8, 2022.

Scientists find a way to extract oxygen from Moon soil - NASA

An experiment by scientists at NASA’s Johnson Space Center successfully extracted oxygen from simulated lunar soil.

 A moon is seen during a lunar eclipse, in Shanghai, China November 8, 2022.

Rare hybrid annular-total solar eclipse coming Thursday

The 2023 eclipse season is set to being on April 20th, starting with the rare hybrid solar eclipse.

 Annular solar eclipse.

Suicides rise significantly during week of full Moon, according to US study

The word “lunatic” comes from the Latin luna – which means “moon.”

A super moon is pictured at the beginning of a total lunar eclipse above Rafah in southern Gaza Strip, on September 28, 2015.

Fly me to the Moon: NASA unveils crew of Artemis II lunar flyby mission

The Artemis II mission will also see NASA send the first woman and person of color on a trip out of low Earth orbit as it heads towards the Moon for a lunar flyby.

 The Artemis II crew in an Orion simulator at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Glass beads on Moon's surface may contain water - study

Scientists found water inside glass beads formed during impact events.

A view of the "super Moon" is seen from Veracruz, Mexico, May 5, 2012.

Asteroid the size of 22 tuna fish to fly closer to Earth than the Moon - NASA

Asteroid 2023 DZ2 is set to fly very close to the Earth on Saturday and was initially feared to be on a collision course for Earth in 2026.

 An asteroid is seen heading toward Earth in this illustrative image