The moon's surface may be more than just a dusty, barren landscape. Over billions of years, tiny particles from Earth's ...

University of Rochester researchers have evidence that Earth's magnetic field may have funnelled key elements from our ...

The Moon is getting 1½ inches (3.8 centimeters) farther away from the Earth every year. Scientists measure the distance to the Moon by bouncing lasers off mirrors placed there by space probes and ...

The moon feels like a beautiful constant for many of us, there every night, but Earth’s satellite is actually slowly moving away from us, albeit very slowly. By NASA’s calculations the moon is ...

"During the early solar system's game of cosmic billiards, Earth was struck by a neighbor,” said Dauphas. “It was a lucky shot. Without the moon's steadying influence on our planet's tilt, the climate ...

Firefly plans to launch its lander toward the moon’s South Pole by the end of 2026. Assuming it arrives in one piece, the ...

The Moon is shifting from a distant backdrop to a contested frontier, as governments and companies race to turn its ice, ...

Scientists have long believed that the Moon was formed by a massive object crashing into the Earth. But what was that thing ...

Hakuto-r captures a rare “terrestrial sunrise” during a total eclipse just before crashing into the Moon, revealing the ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

"Fiddler on the Moon: Judaism in Space" investigates how the religion would adapt to spaceflight and environments where ...

The last full moon of the year will appear Thursday evening as the cold moon. It's also the third consecutive supermoon.