October will begin with a lunar standout: the first of three consecutive supermoons. Supermoons appear slightly larger and ...

The shocking discovery of hematite on the Moon was made a few years ago. Hematite forms from the oxidation of iron, a process ...

Earth is far from a static place. That's true in the present, but it's even more apparent when you look to the past, as Earth ...

Scientists measure the distance to the Moon by bouncing lasers off mirrors placed there by space probes and astronauts.

For researchers at the University of Idaho, spotting a moon 6 miles wide orbiting Uranus, a staggering 1.8 billion miles from Earth, may actually be easier than finding a white cat in a snowstorm. A t ...

We typically think of the Moon as an isolated rock in space, a quarter million miles from here. It’s a barren place, once described by Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin as “magnificent desolation.” ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a chance of hitting the moon. To save it from collision, scientists are considering launching a nuclear bomb at the asteroid.

A plan by a team of scientists suggests using nuclear explosive devices to prevent an asteroid, 2024 YR4, from striking the moon in 2032.

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The month is packed with skywatching highlights—including two galaxies visible to the naked eye and a rare glimpse of the ...

For researchers at the University of Idaho, spotting a moon 6 miles wide orbiting Uranus, a staggering 1.8 billion miles from ...

The Moon plays a critical role in reconstructing Earth’s history. Because our planet’s oldest surface layers have been erased ...