PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Have you ever looked at the moon, as it was rising above the horizon and thought "WOW! The moon looks HUGE", only to have it appear to shrink as it continued to rise into the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Angled view of the Giordano Bruno, Lunar crater, 2016. The ...

The Moon is about one-fourth the size of Earth. It's primarily composed of rock and minerals, with a small iron core. The Moon's average distance from Earth is roughly 239,000 miles. Lunar phases are ...