Learn how planet Earth’s only natural satellite was formed, its weird features like a black sky and extreme temperatures and ...

Some scientists think the moon formed about 4.5 billion years ago after a collision between an early version of Earth and a ...

Last year in August, the number of moons orbiting Earth temporarily doubled, admittedly from the low starting point of "one", ...

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Earth has only one natural satellite, the moon, which is relatively large compared to its parent planet. It orbits Earth at ...

The U.S. House space committee moved a lunar time bill to a full House vote. We are one step closer to getting a lunar time ...

A giant impact crater on the moon may contain primordial pieces of the lunar mantle and remnants of an ancient magma ocean, researchers say. Crewmembers on upcoming Artemis missions could potentially ...

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory director Laurie Leshin discussed various outer space endeavors in an earth and planetary ...

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Researchers suggest a hidden population of lunar fragments, or 'minimoons', may be traveling near Earth, indicating more than ...

The DSCOVR satellite's Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) captured the moon transit the Earth. Credit: Space.com | ...