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

Researchers are discussing 2025 PN7, a small celestial body that's following a similar orbital path to our planet's without being gravitationally tied to Earth ...

Would you guess that the Earth is spinning at 1,000 mph around its axis and at the same time hurtling through space on its ...

Megastructures have big impacts on the world - namely the people around and the environment they affect. However, this one ...

Skywatchers are set for the year's last solar eclipse, best viewed from the Southern Hemisphere on September 21, 2025. While ...

Skywatchers worldwide anticipate the final solar eclipse of 2025, a partial event primarily visible in the Southern ...

SKYWATCH: This year marks the 50th anniversary of the discovery, just inside Jupiter’s orbit, of Kohoutek, a comet synonymous ...

It's the reliable celestial companion that's stuck around for 4.5 billion years. But the moon is slowly drifting away from ...

The Moon, our constant celestial companion, is drifting away from Earth at a slow but measurable rate. According to a ...

Long ago, the Moon was much nearer Earth. Scientists believe a protoplanet collision created the Moon 4.5 billion years ago.

Because the Earth is doing the work of increasing the Moon's momentum, the Earth's rotation slows down in turn, as its ...