Scientists think a small rock discovered near Earth last August was hurled into space by an ancient impact on the lunar surface.

The Blue Ghost lunar lander, built by the Texas-based company Firefly Aerospace for NASA, launched to space on Jan. 15, and ...

Asteroid 2004 GU9 is now known as Cardea, one of the Roman deities of doors and thresholds with a particular focus on hinges. Cardea is not a real satellite of our planet like the Moon – it is not ...

It is thus only fitting for a goddess to be named for none other than the door hinge: Cardea. And now, thanks to Clay ...

A small asteroid named 2024 PT5, once hailed as Earth's temporary second moon, might have originated from our very own Moon.

For the past week, an uncrewed lunar lander has been journeying through outer space on a 60-day mission to the moon on behalf ...

The study suggests that the Moon likely formed largely from Earth's mantle material — with minimal involvement from Theia.

A near-Earth object was likely ejected into space after an impact thousands of years ago. Now it could contribute new ...

Researchers have unveiled new findings that reshape our understanding of the Moon's formation and Earth's early hydration.

For months space enthusiasts were fascinated by a small asteroid that was pulled by Earth's gravity and was fondly referred ...

Both NASA and Firefly Aerospace say Blue Ghost remains healthy as it prepares to make for lunar orbit sometime next month.

THE moon is just a chunk of the Earth and not mainly part of an ancient planet as previously thought, scientists claim.