We know that beneath its crater-pocked silicate crust, the moon has an olivine mantle and a metallic core. Some research has ...

In Hawaii, sky watchers won't be able to see the full "ring of fire" but can still view a partial solar eclipse starting at sunrise at about 6:23 a.m. to about 6:45 a.m. local time.

Watch the moon phases and libration for 2024, as seen from Earth's Northern Hemisphere, in this time-lapsed animation that is set at hourly intervals. Video credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center ...

Orbiting our planet in a horseshoe-shape, the moon will eventually return to a heliocentric orbit, which is around the Sun.

Don’t let the problems with Starliner full you — the next era of space exploration is moving forward at pace and NASA is the ...

Starting this Sunday, stargazers have a unique phenomenon to observe as a school bus-sized asteroid temporarily joins Earth's ...

It is widely believed that the moon formed during a collision between Earth and a small planet known as Theia.

Two partial solar eclipses will grace the skies next year in March and September. The next total solar eclipse won't arrive ...

This fall, the Earth will have a temporary cosmic companion. Astronomers have discovered that a “mini moon" will orbit our ...

For those in the Northern Hemisphere, the first few days of October could provide the best chances to see the comment. Horner ...

While April's total solar eclipse wowed millions, October's astronomical spectacle will only be viewed by a lucky few.

Mini moons are just asteroids that get trapped between the Earth and the moon's gravitational pull, so they can't pass us by ...