Since the 1950s, humanity has been searching for extraterrestrial life with increasingly sophisticated tools. But after decades of space probes, meteorite analysis, radio telescopes, and UFO ...

What if our Moon was replaced by a giant disco ball? Imagine Earth bathed in dazzling reflections and night skies transformed forever.

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The Moon is not, in fact, a giant cosmic wheel of Gouda. In a landmark paper published in Nature, researchers from the French National Center of Scientific Research delivered a hard truth: the Moon is ...

Our moon—or la Luna—has inspired humankind for millennia. It's largely agreed that the moon was created around 4.5 billion years ago when a protoplanet collided with early molten Earth, smashing off a ...

A group of scientists recently published a paper that considers options for dealing with the asteroid — one of which includes a nuclear “disruption” An asteroid may hit the moon in 2032 — and some ...

The bold question-askers at What If examine the catastrophic effects if the sun exploded tomorrow. Republicans have changed their minds on Ukraine Martin Short Once Asked Diane Keaton If He or Steve ...

It's the start of a new phase in the lunar cycle tonight, and for now, that means the moon will be getting brighter each night. The lunar cycle is a series of eight phases of the moon. NASA explains ...

Wondering about the next full moon or why tonight's moon looks orange? Here's what to know and when to see the bright hunter's supermoon of 2025. The moon appears orange because its light, reflected ...

An unexpected visitor next to the crescent moon caught the attention of Texas skywatchers early Friday morning, prompting a flurry of questions—and photos—online. In Austin, a Reddit user took to the ...

If you're looking up at the sky on Friday, Sept. 19 2025 and seeing some very bright stars near the moon, you might be wondering: What's the deal? What are those stars? Are they planets? The answers ...