Humans haven’t been back to the moon since the Apollo moons program ended over five decade ago. The reasons why go beyond science, according to experts.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

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 astronauts. By measuring the amount of time it takes light ...

The Apollo missions changed how scientists understand the moon. Returning with Artemis could help solve some of the biggest lunar mysteries.

The first supermoon of 2025 will take to the night sky on October 6, 2025, marking the first of three of these lunar spectaculars this year. Bill Stefanis - stock.adobe.com People are over the moon about the phenomenon. Stargazers should gear themselves up ...

A bird wings by as the waxing moon rises over Santa Cruz on Friday. Oct.’s famous Harvest Moon — the first of three supermoons of 2025 — will be the first full moon of autumn when it rises on Monday night. The next full moon, known as the Beaver Moon ...

Alysa Liu's dynamic performance in Thursday's free skate earned her a gold medal, the first for the United States in the women's individual event since Sarah Hughes in 2002. And she did it on her terms.