Humanity made some halting steps toward flight over the centuries, but our species was still firmly rooted on the ground when the United States of America was born on July 4, 1776.

Humanity made some halting steps toward flight over the centuries, but our species was still firmly rooted on the ground when the United States of America was born on July 4, 1776.

The moon over America’s first Independence Day was about 31 feet closer to Earth than it is today. Here’s how colonists used it as a clock, calendar and streetlight — and what astronomers knew about it.

The moon over America’s first Independence Day was about 31 feet closer to Earth than it is today. Here’s how colonists used it as a clock, calendar and streetlight — and what astronomers knew about it.

NASA will send a soccer ball to the moon if the United States wins the FIFA World Cup, agency chief Jared Isaacman said on Tuesday (June 30).

NASA will send a soccer ball to the moon if the United States wins the FIFA World Cup, agency chief Jared Isaacman said on Tuesday (June 30).

NASA has announced new lunar landing contracts for its Artemis Moon Base program, as well as a potential new moon rover mission named PROMISE.

NASA has announced new lunar landing contracts for its Artemis Moon Base program, as well as a potential new moon rover mission named PROMISE.

NASA will provide an update about its moon base plans this afternoon, and you can watch it live.

NASA will provide an update about its moon base plans this afternoon, and you can watch it live.