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There’s a micromoon coming up. The full moon will look slightly smaller and dimmer on Saturday night. But the change may be ...
The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck ...
Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is an exotic world with methane rivers, icy terrain, and a thick, hazy atmosphere. Its unique ...
Multiple spacecraft captured the moon's shadow sweeping across North America at more than 1,500 mph during the 2024 total ...
Mysterious lifeforms may be lurking in the dark shadows of the Moon, scientists say. These permanently shaded areas of the Moon's polar regions could serve as safe havens for microbes.
Building solar panels from "moonglass" could slash rocket transport costs associated with an increased presence on the lunar ...
April 2025 offers a celestial treat with the Pink Moon on April 12 and the Lyrid meteor showers peaking on April 22. The Pink ...
Scientists say gravity as well as tidal forces are responsible for pushing the moon further away from our planet ...
A nearby cosmic ticking time bomb has been found! Just 150 light years away, a pair of white dwarf stars are on a death ...
Despite its uniquely rich inventory of organic molecules, Saturn's largest moon, Titan, may be able to support only a ...
For the first time in history, scientists have analyzed actual samples from the lunar farside—thanks to China’s Chang’e-6 ...