New research presented at the Europlanet Science Congress 2025 in Helsinki suggests that Venus may be concealing some of the ...

Earth is the only planet in our solar system with a single moon, making it a rare phenomenon for a planet of its kind.

For researchers at the University of Idaho, spotting a moon 6 miles wide orbiting Uranus, a staggering 1.8 billion miles from ...

Scientists measure the distance to the Moon by bouncing lasers off mirrors placed there by space probes and astronauts.

For more than sixty years, a tiny asteroid has been moving in step with Earth, hidden from view until recently. Astronomers now confirm that this small body, named 2025 PN7, is traveling in a special ...

Exoplanets aren't the only objects floating around other stars—they likely have comets and asteroids as well. Even some of ...

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2025-PN7 is around 62 feet (19 meters) wide, and it’s between 2.8 million miles and 37.2 million miles away from Earth. It ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – In an extraordinary celestial event, Earth has been hosting a “mini-moon” the size of a city bus for the past several weeks. Officially named asteroid 2024 PT5, this object ...

Scientists simulated a situation that may offer an improved explanation for how the Red Planet ended up with small Phobos and tiny Deimos. By Robin George Andrews Robin George Andrews reported on the ...

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Scientists think the moon may have an interior that's kind of similar to Earth's — but questions remain. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...