The Moon, Williams and Zugger say, has an orbit around Earth that isn't as neatly aligned with the equator as you might ...

It is widely believed that the moon formed during a collision between Earth and a small planet known as Theia.

The tiny asteroid will remain in Earth’s orbit from now until Nov. 25, when it will exit and continue its journey through the ...

Sept. 29, Earth captured a new "mini-moon" called 2024 PT5. The bus-size asteroid is expected to orbit our planet for 57 days ...

The facility has 900 tons of pulverized volcanic rock, akin to lunar soil, laid out over an area just bigger than a ...

This week see many special celestial sights, from a bright comet and a solar eclipse to a bright Venus and the possibility of ...

The tides we experience in all bodies of water on earth are caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun. At the Bay ...

An asteroid known as 2024 PT5—and nicknamed the "Mini Moon"—will orbit Earth alongside the moon from Sept. 29 to Nov. 25. See ...

This facility, located near Cologne, Germany, features 900 tons of crushed volcanic rock to mimic the lunar surface.

Asteroids are ripe for mining. Some contain gold or platinum. Others could help make rocket fuel. When they're mini-moons, ...