"It is incredible that modern telescopic surveys have the ability to detect such small objects up to millions of kilometers ...

Crinia is a unique 5-kilometer asteroid that shares Earth’s orbit in a rare one-to-one rhythm. Despite its nickname as Earth’s “second moon, ” it actually orbits the sun with a looping path that ...

The impact that carved out the moon's huge South Pole-Aitken basin may explain the puzzling differences between the lunar ...

The Sun's solar winds bombard the Moon with hydrogen, which inhibits oxidation. However, when the Moon passes through Earth's magnetotail, it gains temporary protection from these winds.

The best views of the September 2025 total lunar eclipse will be in Asia and western Australia. According to Time and Date, a ...

Called a "mini-moon" of sorts by some, it temporarily entered Earth's orbit on Sept. 29 from the Arjuna asteroid belt, which follows a similar orbital path around the sun as the Earth.

Scientists have developed a technology that may help humans survive on the moon. In a study published in the journal Joule, ...

A UCLA-led research team compared Earth rocks and moon rocks and determined the crash was a head-on collision, not a glancing blow as earlier theories stated. “The moon was formed by a violent ...

The planet’s rotation fluctuates as it travels around the sun, and measurements suggest we’re losing more than a millisecond ...

Forming a Moon with an Earth-like Composition via a Giant Impact. Robin M. Canup in Science, Vol. 338, pages 1052–1055; November 23, 2012. Tidal Evolution of the Moon from a High-Obliquity, High ...