Moon

POETRY / mouthful of moon

What moon might mean to you

Do you look at the moon?

The unpredictability of the moon brings us closer to ourselves.

Eid: Moon sighting committee to meet tomorrow

The National Moon Sighting Committee will meet tomorrow evening to fix the date of Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of Muslims.

Lunar eclipse 2019 marks Moon landing's 50th anniversary

Fifty years to the day since mankind launched the first mission to set foot on it, the Moon is set to treat Earthlings to a partial lunar eclipse on Tuesday.

Fly me to the Moon: For some, lunar village takes shape

By 2040, a hundred people will live on the Moon, melting ice for water, 3D-printing homes and tools, eating plants grown in lunar soil, and competing in low-gravity, "flying" sports.

Edgar Mitchell, sixth man on the Moon, dies aged 85

US astronaut Edgar Mitchell, who is the sixth man to walk on the Moon, has died aged 85.

Violent impact that created moon mixed lunar, earth rocks

The colossal impact that created the moon may have spawned the cosmic mashup between the rocks that ultimately became Earth and its lunar neighbor, Space.com reports quoting researchers.

Chinese rover discovers new type of Moon rock

Chinese lunar rover Yutu has discovered new volcanic rocks on Moon unlike those returned by Apollo and Luna missions, offering tantalising clues to the period of lunar volcanism.

Earth's gravitational pull cracks open moon

The gravitational pull of earth is massaging the moon, opening up faults in the lunar crust, researchers say.

November 21, 2022
November 21, 2022

mouthful of moon

What moon might mean to you

September 2, 2022
September 2, 2022

Do you look at the moon?

The unpredictability of the moon brings us closer to ourselves.

April 30, 2022
April 30, 2022

Eid: Moon sighting committee to meet tomorrow

The National Moon Sighting Committee will meet tomorrow evening to fix the date of Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of Muslims.

July 16, 2019
July 16, 2019

Lunar eclipse 2019 marks Moon landing's 50th anniversary

Fifty years to the day since mankind launched the first mission to set foot on it, the Moon is set to treat Earthlings to a partial lunar eclipse on Tuesday.

September 25, 2017
September 25, 2017

Fly me to the Moon: For some, lunar village takes shape

By 2040, a hundred people will live on the Moon, melting ice for water, 3D-printing homes and tools, eating plants grown in lunar soil, and competing in low-gravity, "flying" sports.

February 6, 2016
February 6, 2016

Edgar Mitchell, sixth man on the Moon, dies aged 85

US astronaut Edgar Mitchell, who is the sixth man to walk on the Moon, has died aged 85.

January 30, 2016
January 30, 2016

Violent impact that created moon mixed lunar, earth rocks

The colossal impact that created the moon may have spawned the cosmic mashup between the rocks that ultimately became Earth and its lunar neighbor, Space.com reports quoting researchers.

December 28, 2015
December 28, 2015

Chinese rover discovers new type of Moon rock

Chinese lunar rover Yutu has discovered new volcanic rocks on Moon unlike those returned by Apollo and Luna missions, offering tantalising clues to the period of lunar volcanism.

October 13, 2015
October 13, 2015

Earth's gravitational pull cracks open moon

The gravitational pull of earth is massaging the moon, opening up faults in the lunar crust, researchers say.

September 28, 2015
September 28, 2015

Supermoon' coincides with lunar eclipse

People around the world watch the skies to observe a rare celestial event, as a lunar eclipse coincides with a so-called "supermoon".

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