Our moon is a particularly unusual example of moons when it comes to planetary bodies. Though many other planets in the solar ...

For North Americans, this is an eye-catching sight, visible even from brightly lit cities.

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Where did the moon's magnetism go? Scientists have puzzled over this question for decades, ever since orbiting spacecraft ...

A new memorandum has firmed up China and Russia's intent to lead the construction of a new lunar base to be completed by 2036 ...

Using computer simulations, the researchers uncovered a scenario in which an ancient asteroid impact briefly amplified that field, just long enough for nearby rocks to capture and record its magnetic ...

Our satellite is a little off-balance. GRAIL data show a mass asymmetry of a few percent between its near and far sides.

An encore will unfold the following morning, but instead of the moon appearing between the planets, it will be at the bottom of the alignment just to the left of Venus. Music agent, rock drummer ...

The crescent moon will appear "wafer thin" through the night of April 29 as it draws near to the large planet and will make its closest visual approach to Jupiter for the year as it passes over ...

For years, astronomers have been searching for a ninth planet in our solar system (after giving Pluto the old heave-ho and demoting it to a dwarf planet) and now researchers say they’ve found a ...

Early birds on Earth will have the chance to witness the moon teaming up with two planets to form a celestial smiley face this week. Between 30 to 40 minutes before sunrise on Friday, April 25 ...

May’s full moon, also known as the flower moon, will reach peak illumination on Monday, May 12, as the second full moon phase of this year’s spring season. The evening sky moon will appear ...