Earth has a new moon-like object, known as a "mini-moon," orbiting our planet. This phenomenon is a temporary capture of ...

Mercury is the innermost and smallest of the eight major planets in our Solar System, orbiting closest to the Sun. Though ...

Scientists traced the Moon's parent planet Theia to the inner Solar System, solving a 4.5-billion-year mystery.

The moon will reach its first-quarter phase in Pisces on Nov. 28. Here's what the transit means for your zodiac sign, ...

Understanding the moon’s seismic activity is critical to the success or failure of future lunar missions. Lunar seismic ...

There are several frozen moons in our solar system, orbiting the gas giants. Some of them, despite having temperatures that would make Antarctica feel tropical, have liquid water under the surface.

Small icy moons may have hidden oceans that briefly boil under thick ice. Changing pressure inside these moons shapes their ...

The Artemis missions are humanity’s return to the Moon’s surface for the first time since the 1960s. Artemis II will bring ...

Taejas Venkataraman explores what the discovery of white dwarf pollution can teach us about scientific investigation ...

The outer planets of the solar system are swarmed by ice-wrapped moons. Some of these, such as Saturn's moon Enceladus, are ...

Recent solar storms revealed a vulnerability in the computers that Airbus A320 family use to control the aircraft's altitude.