Scientists measure the distance to the Moon by bouncing lasers off mirrors placed there by space probes and astronauts.

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The Moon appears unchanging in the night sky, but its movement hides a slow transformation. For decades, scientists have observed that our satellite is gradually moving away from Earth, year ...

Moon phases reveal the passage of time in the night sky. Some nights when we look up at the moon, it is full and bright; sometimes it is just a sliver of silvery light. These changes in appearance are ...

June's full moon is nearly here and it's set to be the lowest full moon in nearly 20 years, experts say. This week's full moon's low position is due to what's called a major lunar standstill, ...

File Photo - A plane passes by the full super harvest moon as it rises past Dallas’ Comerica bank tower, on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. Shafkat Anowar / Staff Photographer Social media may be abuzz with ...

The Strawberry Moon will rise the evening of June 10, appearing unusually low in the sky. The full moon will peak in the early morning hours of June 11, 2025. The moon's name refers to strawberries ...