New computer simulations suggest that an intact Moon could have been captured within hours of a giant collision between early Earth and a Mars-sized body. The study is a proposal about one possible ...

Key takeawaysThe NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter discovered an unusually large impact crater, of a size expected only once ...

Impact simulations could change how researchers understand moon formation and may help constrain the timing of the event.

The ancient magnetic field for the moon has baffled scientists for decades. Lunar probes are now providing fresh evidence.

The European Space Agency’s Juice spacecraft swept past Earth on September 28 and left with about 7,830 miles per hour more ...

September 30, 2026 The Moon reaches the 'Izayoi (Sixteenth Night) to Last Quarter' phase in the realm of Taurus.Past the full ...

The United States wants a reactor on the moon by 2030. A Russian-Chinese alliance is working on one for 2036. Some leading ...

I believe the moon has a mysterious power. Come to think of it, there was a trend for a while of shaking one's wallet on the ...

Most kids learn in elementary school that the seasons are caused by Earth rotating on a tilted axis during its yearly orbit ...

The moon’s surface experienced a violent encounter with a comet or an asteroid — and has a massive battle scar to prove it.

October offers stargazers a packed calendar. Plus, a conversation about colliding planets and disappearing stars with a UW ...

Space has a way of stripping away the things we take for granted. Down here on Earth, sleep mostly takes care of itself.