The moon is a well-known symbol of Our Lady. Two meanings especially have been popular. In comparison with Christ, who is called sol invictus, Mary is the moon who receives grace and glory from Christ ...

China has taken a step forward in its ambitious plan to land astronauts on the moon by 2030 – unveiling the specially designed spacesuit its crew will don for what’s expected to be a landmark mission ...

A moonlet from the Arjuna asteroid belt is set to fall into Earth's orbit for 57 days. The school-bus-sized space rock won't ...

Stargazers are in for a celestial surprise this autumn. A small asteroid is set to be captured by Earth's gravitational pull, ...

The Hindu Om symbol and the Islamic Crescent Moon and Star are two of the most recognized religious symbols in the world. While they belong to different religions, they share a deep cultural and ...

Hoping to snap a photo of Tuesday's supermoon? Astrophotographers give some tips on how to capture it.

Europe has embarked on the mission to put humans back on the Moon with a new lunar simulator launched in Germany, French ...

This excerpt from the 1833 Nautical Almanac illustrates the use of (upper left) astronomical symbols for the phases of the moon; and (right) the generic symbol for the moon and symbols for the planets ...

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Reflections on the Harappan Civilization' draws attention to how much Harappan memory persists in our lives today.

The mini moon is actually an asteroid about the size of a school bus at 33 feet (10 meters). When it whizzes by Earth on ...

A temporary “mini-moon” will whirl around Earth for about two months as our planet’s gravity captures a small asteroid in its ...