The Moon
Apollo 8 | The Christmas mission to the Moon
On Christmas Eve 1968, the first mission to the Moon changed how we view our home planet forever.
When is the next full Moon? Full Moon calendar dates for 2025
Find out when the next full Moon is visible, and full Moon names for 2024.
See this weekend's glorious full Cold Moon rise in the December night sky, with Mars and Jupiter close by
Incredible footage from NASA satellite shows the Moon passing Earth, from a million miles away
6 ways to enjoy to enjoy a full Moon or supermoon
How to make the most of and enjoy a full Moon or supermoon.
How to see tonight's Super Beaver Moon, the final supermoon of 2024
Gallery | Plato Crater
Facts about Plato Crater and images of this fascinating lunar feature.
When the Sun is low, this mountain range on the Moon looks stunning. How to see Montes Teneriffe
Why is the November Moon called the Beaver Moon?
Four supermoons are visible in 2024. Find out when the next one is and how to see it.
What does the term 'supermoon' mean, when is the next one and are they really bigger than a regular full Moon?
Missed the comet and aurora? See the Super Hunter's Moon and its meeting with the Pleiades star cluster
After this week's 'supermoon', see the Moon pass by the beautiful blue Pleiades star cluster
Ever seen a green Moon? Here's why our Moon can never really be green, and where the myth came from
See the Super Hunter's Moon this week, the biggest supermoon of 2024
Star Diary Podcast
Photograph a full Moon as it rises and capture one of nature's greatest spectacles. Here's how to do it
Gallery | Harvest Moon
What is a Harvest Moon, and and are they really worth the hype?
Gallery | Super Harvest Moon 2024
Super Harvest Moon eclipse | How to see the big, bright and partially eclipsed Moon this week
How to photograph the Moon
How to take photos of the Moon: photograph a crescent, capture craters, what equipment you need, techniques, tips and photographing the Moon with a smartphone.
The Harvest Moon rises this week. Find out how to photograph it with our full beginner's guide
Photograph the Harvest Moon with a DSLR camera and telescope in our astophotography guide.
Partial lunar eclipse | 18 September 2024
Moon's tenuous atmosphere is formed mostly by meteorite impacts, according to study of Apollo samples
Study shows that the thin exosphere is gas liberated by millennia of bombardment.
Artemis-enabled STellar Imager (AeSI)
Now might be the time to plan for an observatory on the lunar surface.