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The moon's distance from Earth changes depending on where it is in its elliptical orbit.

On Sunday, Sept. 29, Earth captured a new "minimoon" called 2024 PT5. The bus-size asteroid is expected to orbit our planet for 57 days, but is too small to be visible to amateur skywatchers.

A tiny asteroid will orbit around our planet for 53 days from the end of September.

The first phase of China's moon base will be completed around 2035 near the lunar south pole, and an extended model will be built by about 2050, if all goes according to plan.

China's Chang'e 5 mission brought back evidence that the moon had erupting volcanoes just 120 million years ago.

September's full Harvest Moon will drift into Earth's shadow for a partial eclipse on Sept. 17. It is also the second of four consecutive supermoons this year, making our natural satellite look bigger and brighter than usual.

The moon hasn't had a magnetic field for 4.36 billion years. That means it could hold fragments of the ancient Earth.

August's full moon was the first of four supermoons this year. We've rounded up some of the best photos worldwide.

The moon was once engulfed by a massive magma ocean, analysis of geological samples collected by India's Chandrayaan-3 mission suggests.

Overnight on Aug. 20-21, the full 'Sturgeon Supermoon' briefly occulted, or passed in front of, Saturn, snuffing the ringed planet's light from the sky. An epic new astrophotography image captures the entire spectacle from start to finish.