Until recently, we could only study geology by looking at rocks on Earth and the Moon —well, and the rare meteor or two that ...

Three celestial bodies are preparing to meet up for one night in September in a cosmic conjunction that should be widely ...

Who hasn't looked into the sky and wondered if there's life out there, somewhere, looking back at us? Is it possible there's ...

This unexpected color raises new questions about the alien chemistry of comets from beyond our solar system. On Sept. 7 2025, the skies darkened as Earth's shadow consumed the moon. Skywatchers in ...

Astronomers have discovered what they think may be another moon orbiting a distant dwarf planet called Quaoar. This small, ...

2025-PN7 is around 62 feet (19 meters) wide, and it’s between 2.8 million miles and 37.2 million miles away from Earth. It ...

Astronomers believe they’ve discovered another so-called quasi-moon of Earth, though it’s likely been circling undetected in near space for decades. Dubbed 2025 PN7, this mini moon is actually an ...

Yet, there is another natural satellite in the solar system that holds many real mysteries, which remain unexplained by science even today. This satellite is Titan, and I have seen many people ...

Italian photographer Marcella Giulia Pace spent a decade capturing 48 full moons in different colours, revealing how Earth's atmosphere transforms and shapes life on Earth.

Early Earth lacked life’s essentials until a collision with Theia added them. This chance event made life possible. After the ...

Riding alongside IMAP, NOAA's SWFO-L1 will serve as a dedicated solar alert system, monitoring space weather and energetic particles in real time. Its data will feed directly into NOAA's forecasting ...

So the bottom line is that the gravity of the closer tidal bulge on the Earth is pulling the Moon forward, which increases the size of the Moon’s orbit. This means that the Moon gets slightly farther ...