The phase and libration of the Moon for 2018, at hourly intervals.

Two craters on the Moon have been named to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 8 mission. The names are Anders’ Earthrise and 8 Homeward.

To train future explorers to support NASA’s mission to return to the Moon’s surface, scientists use similar environments found on the Earth.

The movie First Man tells the story of Neil Armstrong and the Apollo 11 moon landing, one of NASA’s most notable figures and one of the agency’s crowning achievements, is the foundation of NASA’s legacy of achievements in exploration and discovery.

The next full Moon will be at mid-day on Wednesday, October 24, 2018. The Moon will appear full for about three days centered around this time, from Tuesday morning through Thursday night.

International Observe the Moon Night is a worldwide celebration of lunar science and exploration held annually since 2010. One day each year, everyone on Earth is invited to observe and learn about the Moon together, and to celebrate the cultural and personal connections we all have with our nearest neighbor.

In the darkest and coldest parts of its polar regions, a team of scientists has directly observed definitive evidence of water ice on the Moon’s surface.

NASA recently submitted to Congress a plan to revitalize and add direction to NASA’s enduring purpose.

For six decades, NASA has led the peaceful exploration of space, making discoveries about our planet, our solar system, and our universe.

Apollo at 50: Back to the Moon and on to Mars This logo symbolizes America’s great achievement of being the first nation to send humans to another celestial body in our solar system.

The next full Moon will be on Monday night, Sept. 24, 2018.

From Clair De Lune to ShinEE's Selene 6.23, explore our long list of Moon songs. Did we miss one? Let us know.

Vice President Mike Pence, with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, will visit NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston Thursday, Aug. 23, to discuss the future of human space exploration and the agency’s plans to return to the Moon as a forerunner to future human missions to Mars.

In the fall of 2011, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) mission released its original Tour of the Moon, a five-minute animation that takes the viewer on a virtual tour of our nearest neighbor in space. Six years later, the tour has been recreated in eye-popping 4K resolution.

As NASA shifts human exploration back to the Moon, U.S. commercial partnerships will be a key to expediting missions and building a sustainable presence on the lunar surface.

NASA has named the site where twin agency spacecraft impacted the moon in 2012 in honor of the late astronaut Sally K. Ride, who was America's first woman in space and a member of the probes' mission team.

During a lunar eclipse, Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon, blocking the sunlight falling on the Moon.

The next full Moon will be Friday afternoon, July 27, 2017. The Moon will appear full for about three days from Thursday through Sunday.

NASA unveiled an official logo at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington for use in observing milestone anniversaries at the Moon.

The next full Moon will be on Tuesday morning, May 29, 2018, appearing "opposite" the Sun (in Earth-based longitude) at 10:20 AM EDT. The Moon will appear full for about three days.