The near-Earth asteroid 2024 PT5 was first observed on August 7. (Representative Image) Nicknamed as a "mini moon" or "second moon," asteroid 2024 PT5 was first seen on August 7 by a NASA ...

During the close approach and conjunction of the moon and Mars, the pair will be in the Cancer constellation, the Crab. Want to see the moon or Mars up close? The Celestron NexStar 4SE is ideal ...

One of which cannot be missed off of a Halloween list given the common name- it is of course the Halloween hermit crab! A monster in size compared to the blue or red-legged, or rock hermits that are ...

A blend of scary looks, scary names and scary reputations, we bring you 10 fish (well, OK - nine fish and one invert, we admit we've cheated a little) that wouldn't seem out of place at your Halloween ...

Here are the dates for the full moons in 2024. The next full moon will be on Sunday, Dec. 15. It will officially reach its full moon phase at 4:02 a.m. EST (0902 GMT) but local moonrise times vary ...

According to the Science Centre Singapore observatory, the name “beaver moon” is traditionally given to the full moon that appears in November. The term has its roots in Native American and ...

Basalt samples from China’s Chang’e-6 mission helped researchers for the first time to precisely measure the age of volcanic eruptions on the far side of the Moon. After analyzing the sample ...

Scientists have published the first detailed analyses of the historic cache of lunar soil and rock that China retrieved from the far side of the moon this year. Chang’e-6, the first mission to ...

A bronze sculpture of Ad Astra, a Kansa Indian, perched atop the Kansas Capitol dome is silhouetted against the nearly full moon on Thursday in Topeka, Kan. (Charlie Riedel/AP) The last supermoon ...

This supermoon will reach its peak brightness on Friday at 4:29pm Eastern Time (21:29 GMT). This moon will coincide with other celestial events, including the Leonid meteor shower and the Pleiades ...