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

Every year, the moon, Earth's reliable celestial companion for 4.5 billion years, is getting 1.5 inches away. The distance to the moon is calculated by measuring the amount of time it takes for light ...

The Earth stands alone in the solar system as a habitable world, as far as we know. But that doesn’t mean we don’t get visitors, most often in the form of (usually harmless) asteroids. Some even ...

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

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

So the bottom line is that the gravity of the closer tidal bulge on the Earth is pulling the Moon forward, which increases ...

A rogue rocket booster could collide with the moon in the next few weeks, according to space experts, an event that could leave a crater on the far side of the moon. The SpaceX Falcon rocket stage was ...

On September 7, the moon will turn a coppery red during an 82-minute eclipse, one of the most widely seen celestial shows of ...

This handout photograph taken and released by Russian Space Agency Roscosmos on July 13, 2023, shows the Luna-25 rover installed by technicians at the Vostochny cosmodrome in Russia. automation MOSCOW ...

Correction: An earlier version of this story misstated the overall duration of the eclipse. The moon will appear a striking red color for some around the world thanks to a total lunar eclipse in the ...