Earth has a number of mini-moons and quasi-moons. Mini-moons are objects that orbit our planet. But they make for fickle fans: They tend to swing around Earth for only a matter of months. One example ...

The moon and Venus will shine vividly alongside a bright star in the early morning in a celestial rendezvous that should be visible across the U.S.

Faint hydrogen signals from the cosmic Dark Ages may soon help determine the mass of dark matter particles. Simulations suggest future Moon-based observatories could distinguish between warm and cold ...

The moon had a fluctuating orbit around the Earth, but recent changes in distance could be caused by the tidal force shifting the planet’s mass.

An international research collaboration has used advanced computer simulations to investigate how faint radio signals from ...

New study provides clearer insight into how the Moon formed and why its materials closely resemble those of Earth.

Each night, the moon glistens in the night sky, replete with all sorts of meanings depending on the person viewing it. Poets ...

A gem of a find by The Public Domain Review of a collection from the Rijksmuseum: photographs of plaster models of the ...