The JWST has studied the chemical composition of a moon-forming disk circling a giant planet 625 light-years away.

For centuries, the Moon has inspired mystery and myth. But where did it truly come from? New scientific discoveries are ...

The impact that carved out the South Pole-Aitken basin on the moon appears to have come from the north, not the south as ...

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has provided the first direct measurements of the chemical and physical ...

Over 4.6 billion years ago, Earth took shape from a spinning cloud of dust and gas surrounding the young sun. Tiny particles within this cloud collided and clumped together, driven by gravity and ...

When astronauts land near the moon's south pole as part of NASA's Artemis program in a few years, they likely will find ...

Scientists got a never-before-seen look at an area around a large exoplanet 625 light-years away where moons could ...

Learn how the Moon’s phases form, why it changes shape in the sky each night, and what each stage — from new moon to full moon — actually means.

So the bottom line is that the gravity of the closer tidal bulge on the Earth is pulling the Moon forward, which increases ...

New lunar samples from the far side reveal it formed from cooler magma than the near side, confirming the Moon’s interior is not uniform. Researchers suggest fewer heat-producing elements on the far ...

The case for a newborn ocean on Saturn's moon Mimas continues to build.