4 astronauts will soon take an unprecedented path to the moon. But why aren’t they landing?

NASA’s upcoming Artemis II flight will be the first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years, but it will not land on the moon.
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Why The Moon Is Getting Farther From Earth Every Year – And What It Means For Us

The Moon, our constant celestial companion, is drifting away from Earth at a slow but measurable rate. According to a detailed study published byThe Conversation, the Moon is moving approximately 1.5 ...
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The Moon is getting slightly farther away from the Earth each year − a physicist explains why

The Moon is getting 1½ inches (3.8 centimeters) farther away from the Earth every year. Scientists measure the distance to the Moon by bouncing lasers off mirrors placed there by space probes and ...

Astronomers now say the moon is eating up molecules from Earth’s atmosphere

Particles from Earth’s atmosphere have been carried into space by solar wind and landing on the moon for billions of years, mixing into the lunar soil, according to a new study.

When is the first full moon of 2026? See why it's called a Wolf Moon.

The first full moon of 2026 will be a special event known as a supermoon. Here's what it means and when it will peak.

NASA is sending humans around the Moon again after 50 years and here’s why it matters

For years, the Moon has sat quietly in the background of space news, always present but rarely urgent. That has begun to ...
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NASA confirms a new quasi-moon orbiting the Earth until 2083

Earth has just acquired a new best friend in space – a small asteroid named 2025 PN7. Not quite a moon, it has been moving in quiet company with our planet for decades, pacing our planet in nearly ...