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

STORY: NASA will send four astronauts on a ten-day voyage around the moon in 2026 - the latest step in a mission to land ...

Every so often, Jupiter's strong gravity sends an asteroid hurtling through the solar system, sometimes towards Earth. Last ...

The interior of the mysterious far side of the moon may be colder than the side constantly facing Earth, suggests a new ...

Study reveals women's menstrual cycles follow lunar gravity, with synchronization detected during strong seasonal alignments ...

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 ...

The interior of the mysterious far side of the moon may be colder than the side constantly facing Earth, suggests a new ...

The interior of the mysterious far side of the satellite could be chillier than the side constantly facing Earth, according ...

Long ago, the Moon was much nearer Earth. Scientists believe a protoplanet collision created the Moon 4.5 billion years ago. Fossil clam shells show shorter Earth days in ancient times.

In the 17th century, astronomers Christiaan Huygens and Giovanni Cassini trained their telescopes on Saturn and uncovered a ...

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