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

Earth has a newly discovered—albeit temporary—companion in its journey around the sun. In research published this month in ...

Asteroid 2024 PT5 is considered Earth's mini-moon and may be a key target for potential asteroid mining operations.

A recently observed object called 2025 PN7 was found orbiting near the Earth. The quasi-moon is expected to accompany our ...

Experiments on Earth indicate some common species of bacteria and fungi could survive for several days on the moon's surface, ...

The newly discovered asteroid is expected to tag along on the Earth's path around the sun for another 60 years.

On Sept. 18, 1977, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft took a photo of Earth and the moon. It was the first time both the Earth and ...

Moonquakes differ greatly from earthquakes. While quakes on Earth last seconds or minutes, moonquakes can shake the lunar ...

Earth is the only planet in our solar system with a single moon, making it a rare phenomenon for a planet of its kind.

Discover five breathtaking destinations that mirror the Moon’s surface, from Jordan’s Wadi Rum to California’s Death Valley, ...

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

Witness the first images of the September 2025 partial solar eclipse. The moon and sun put on a magnificent show on Sept. 21 ...