There is no other moon quite like our own in the entire solar system. The Moon is unique in a lot of ways, some of which are ...

A unique arrangement of Venus, Saturn and a crescent Moon is set to create a unique visual phenomenon resembling a smiling ...

Originally, the hypothesis was that Theia gave the Earth a glancing blow, and the proto-Earth and Theia lost pieces ending up ...

Scientists have long noted differences between the lunar near side and far side. While the near side periodically passes ...

A micromoon occurs when the full moon coincides with the moon's farthest point from Earth, known as apogee. On April 12, 2024, the moon will reach a maximum distance of approximately 252,277 miles ...

Earth Is Safe From Menacing Asteroid—but Our Moon Might Take the Hit The Moon, however, is still not safe from the flying space rock. NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies recently ...

The potential Moon impact would allow scientists the rare opportunity to observe a lunar crater being formed right before their eyes (assuming it hits within our view from Earth), and gain a ...