WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Grand Canyon in Arizona is one of Earth's natural wonders, carved out over millions of years by the gradual erosion power of the Colorado River. Close to the moon's south ...

Daichi Fujii from the Hiratsuka City Museum in Japan captured a meteor impact the moon with multiple telescopes. Credit: ...

What happens if an asteroid the size of a 15-story building crashes into the Moon in 2032? While the chances of the newly discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the Moon in seven years are slim – there ...

The asteroid, dubbed YR4, was first discovered in December 2024. There’s the good (Earth is no longer at risk of a direct hit from an asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4); the bad (shrapnel could cause extensive ...

Imagine a scenario where the Moon, our constant companion in the night sky, begins a deadly trajectory toward Earth. The ...

Scientists have found yet more differences between Earth and moon rocks. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Scientists have found ...

The August full moon is just days away, and it falls around the same time as another celestial event. The Perseid meteor shower peaks Aug. 12-13, and the moon's brightness might make viewing ...

The South Pole-Aitken Basin on the Moon formed from a gigantic impact about 4.3 billion years ago. But that impact may have changed everything about the Moon and explained why the lunar farside looks ...

The moon has taken quite the beating over the last 4.32 billion years. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. You don't need a telescope ...

A team of scientists led by Universities Space Research Association’s David Kring at the Lunar and Planetary Institute is using observations of the Moon to further understand the impact on Earth that ...