During its recent mini-moon stint, scientists studied the 2024 PT5 from Earth. Based on the cosmic object's composition and ...

On Jan. 13, bright Mars will disappear behind the full moon for several hours. It's the only lunar occultation of Mars ...

Pluto and its largest moon Charon could have come together via a 10-hour “kiss-and-capture” encounter after a grazing ...

The Wolf Moon, January's full moon, will reach peak illumination Monday. The previous full moon was December's Cold Moon.

Venus is particularly bright in the night sky this month, outshining even Sirius, the brightest star. For observers at ...

Charon is large in size relative to Pluto, and is locked in a tight orbit with the dwarf planet. A new simulation suggests how it ended up there.

The full Hunter's Moon will make its appearance on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. It also happens to be the first of three ...

New Yorkers will be able to see a total lunar eclipse and three consecutive supermoons in 2025. See the full calendar.

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander will fly a 60-day mission to deliver a suite of NASA science equipment to the ...

In 2025, there will be two Lunar Eclipses: • March 14, 2025 (UTC): Total Eclipse, visible from the Pacific, the Americas, ...

Firefly Aerospace will team up with NASA to explore the lunar surface's Gruithuisen Domes, using sophisticated instruments ...

This "kiss-and-capture" event offers a new understanding of how moons are captured and helps scientists learn more about how ...