In December 2024, the spacecraft successfully beamed an infrared laser message back to Earth from a mind-boggling distance of ...

Scientists measure the distance to the Moon by bouncing lasers off mirrors placed there by space probes and astronauts.

October will begin with a lunar standout: the first of three consecutive supermoons. Supermoons appear slightly larger and ...

Long ago, the Moon was much nearer Earth. Scientists believe a protoplanet collision created the Moon 4.5 billion years ago. Fossil clam shells show shorter Earth days in ancient times.

Our planet has apparently had a small companion that went undetected for decades. What took so long to find it and why was it hidden?

The striking thing about this is that repeating the procedure on the star turned up no evidence of carbon-based chemicals, ...

The Moon, our constant celestial companion, is drifting away from Earth at a slow but measurable rate. According to a detailed study published byThe Conversation, the Moon is moving approximately 1.5 ...

This hasn't always been the case. If we take the current rate of recession and project it backwards, the Moon collides with ...

Look up for a possible meteor storm, a 'super' Harvest Moon, and telescopes should be aimed to the east at the end of October to potentially spot an alien comet in our sky.

With a low but notable chance of hitting our moon this asteroid is in the sights of scientists. A city-block-sized asteroid ...

The Moon appears unchanging in the night sky, but its movement hides a slow transformation. For decades, scientists have observed that our satellite is gradually moving away from Earth, year ...