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A tiny sample of the Moon locked away for more than 50 years turns out to have been hiding an astronomical secret.

“Impact flashes on the moon are very common,” University of Colorado Boulder astrophysical and planetary sciences professor Paul Hayne said. “In fact, they happen more or less every night, and it’s a ...

Earth has picked up a new traveling companion – an asteroid named 2025 PN7 that now moves through space in step with us. This ...

The moon's orbit isn't a perfect circle. Instead, it's more stretched out, kind of like an oval, which means its distance from Earth varies by about 30,000 miles (48,000 km). The surface of the moon ...

Over 4.6 billion years ago, Earth took shape from a spinning cloud of dust and gas surrounding the young sun. Tiny particles within this cloud collided and clumped together, driven by gravity and ...

Is there a full moon tonight? Here's what to know about today's special moon phase and when to look up for the next meteor ...

Saturn’s moon Titan has always stood out among the celestial bodies in our solar system. It is the only moon with a thick, hazy atmosphere, and it's often compared to a primitive Earth. But now, ...

Twelve American astronauts participated in the Apollo missions (11-17), with the first Moon landing occurring on July 20, 1969, and the last on December 14, 1972. The Moon's surface gravity is ...

The next full moon will be the closest supermoon of 2025, set to shine for days. Here's when to watch and what to know about ...

Visualize Earth with an atmosphere as thick and harsh as Venus. Legal analysts react to Trump’s plan to terminate Biden ...

Earth's atmosphere is like a protective blanket that surrounds our planet and is composed of a mix of gases. While many trace gases are present in tiny amounts, most of the air we breathe comes from ...