The second full moon of the year − appropriately called the snow moon − will reach its peak Wednesday evening.

The moon's ascending node (the point in the sky where its orbit crosses the ecliptic from south to north) is moving westward ...

A new study implies that in the past, moons in our solar system may have had rings just like planets do — deepening the mystery of why no ringed moons exist today.

Skywatchers on Thursday evening, Feb. 6, will notice an eye-catching pairing-off between two of the brightest objects in the ...

Because its orbit around the sun closely matches Earth's, astronomers determined that the "mini-moon" likely originated from ...

A newly discovered asteroid has a tiny chance of striking Earth in 2032. NASA and the European Space Agency said Wednesday ...

Earth's moon will soon have a temporary junior companion, an apparent mini moon revolving around our planet for about two months. In a rare event, an asteroid will be captured by Earth's gravity ...

So, let's say there is this collection of lunar chunks floating around out there. They can give insight into how impacts affect the moon or other bodies such as Earth and Mars. They would also ...

New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons ...

While it has been established that water exists on the Moon, pinpointing its precise locations presents a formidable ...