The beaver moon, of course, is named for the animal itself. Beavers are the largest living rodents in North America and are ...

For the past couple of weeks, Earth's orbit has been home to a "mini-moon" the size of a city bus. The celestial object is ...

For nearly 40 years, scientists have generally agreed that Earth's Moon formed from debris after a massive collision with our ...

The moon’s orbit around Earth is also an important factor in understanding phenomena such as eclipses and phases. During a ...

"Asteroids and comets with a perihelion distance (closest to the Sun) less than 1.3 astronomical units (AU), or approximately ...

The year's fourth and final supermoon shines next to the spectacular 'Seven Sisters' stars this week. Here's how to see ...

Earth’s newly captured mini-moon 2024 PT5 will depart in November, highlighting the fascination with transient asteroids.

This week's special full moon will be the last supermoon to be seen for a year, followed by a bright cosmic meteor shower ...

A supermoon is a full moon that occurs when the moon reaches its closest approach to Earth during its orbit, according to ...

The new moon occurs on Nov. 1, and three days later the moon will make a close pass to Venus in the evening sky.

DART's goal was to examine how well a planetary defense strategy in moving a threatening space rock away from Earth. Hera will examine the collision from a nearby vantage point, providing a different ...