The Moon is rusting — and it’s Earth’s fault. Scientists have found that oxygen particles blown from Earth to the Moon can ...

Lunar minerals generate the rust mineral hematite when bombarded with high-energy oxygen particles, experiments show.

Asteroid 2024 YR4 caused quite a stir last year when it was discovered and originally calculated to have a 3% chance of ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 currently has a 4% chance of smashing into the Moon in about seven years. Astronomers are already working ...

Low on the horizon in the Texas Panhandle, a faint pink aurora shimmered against a backdrop of thick storm clouds and distant ...

The year 1982 often gets overshadowed in the music world. To many who were young back then, nothing wildly interesting happened that year. I’d have to disagree with that. Quite a few fantastic songs, ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Astronomer Dean Regas has the latest on space news, including a meteor hitting Earth, a new moon of Uranus discovered and the end of the planet parade.

This artist’s concept shows a small meteoroid striking the surface of Earth’s moon. For a brief few weeks in early 2025, astronomers were worried about the asteroid 2024 YR4. Happily, follow-up ...

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When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Brilliant Meteor Illuminates Sakurajima Volcano and Kagoshima ...

The Perseids meteor shower — considered one of the best shows in the sky — is set to peak this week. But the peak for fireballs shooting through the night sky coincides this year with a bright moon ...