University of Arizona researchers have unveiled evidence of romance at the farthest reaches of the solar system: a cosmic ...

Here’s how it works. Charon is the largest moon of the dwarf planet Pluto, but calling it a moon is really a misnomer; Pluto and Charon actually form a binary system. Whereas a moon usually ...

Home security-camera footage shows a puff of smoke, with the sound of an explosion included, as the space rock lands in ...

The long structures seen in manta rays and their relatives function as an early warning system, rather than a defensive weapon.

Pluto-Charon Formation Scenario Mimics Earth-Moon System Jan. 7, 2025 — A researcher has used advanced models that indicate that the formation of Pluto and Charon may parallel that of the Earth ...

Pluto-Charon Formation Scenario Mimics Earth-Moon System Jan. 7, 2025 — A researcher has used advanced models that indicate that the formation of Pluto and Charon may parallel that of the Earth ...

Do habitable exoplanets exist that possess life as we know it? Scientists have pondered this longstanding question ever since ...

A lot of things can change in a decade. Ten years ago, when NASA's decision to return to the moon was just getting underway, I lamented the fact that all the contracts the space agency was ...

Here are the dates for the full moons in 2025. The next full moon will be on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. It will officially reach its full moon phase at 8:53 a.m. EDT (1353 GMT) but local moonrise ...

Four small space companies plan to send rocket ships to the moon this year -- and two of them are already on their way. Intuitive Machines hopes to repeat its successful 2024 moon landing in 2025.