As of Wednesday, Oct. 1, the moon phase is Waxing Gibbous, and according to NASA's Daily Moon Observation, 65% of its surface ...

New observations suggest that the dwarf planet Makemake is surrounded by faintly glowing methane gas. Scientists are unsure ...

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

Get ready stargazers! International Observe the Moon Night 2025 takes place on Oct. 4. Here's how you can join the NASA-led ...

With a low but notable chance of hitting our moon this asteroid is in the sights of scientists. A city-block-sized asteroid ...

The moon is sometimes called "two-faced" because the surface of its side perpetually facing away from Earth looks so different than its side always facing our planet. And the differences run deeper ...

The Habitable Worlds Observatory is poised to tell us whether Earthlike planets are common—if it can get off the ground ...

A prototype moon robot, unveiled in Australia, could build a house for the cost and carbon output of a large steak, its makers claim.

Have you seen the first-quarter moon, where half of the moon's Earth-facing side is lit by direct sunlight? Until tonight, ...

Scientists believe life may exist in Enceladus' subsurface ocean. Now, a new ESA mission will send spacecraft to the moon to ...

Advanced Navigation has announced the successful completion of the critical terrestrial validation for its LUNA sensor.