NASA's LEXI instrument is set to land on the moon's surface sometime this month. Using X-ray sensors, the device will watch ...

Unlike Earth, where the Moon orbits the planet, Pluto and Charon orbit each other, forming a binary system that is more ...

Researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) have calculated a new system for measuring lunar time. While not needed ...

Elon Musk might have his sights set on settling Mars, but recent experiments that utilized extraterrestrial soil suggest ...

A rare Black Moon will rise at the end of the year, and it will give both professional and amateur astronomers a great opportunity to view some far-away celestial bodies.

A new study suggests that the origin of Pluto's largest moon was quite different than our own. Here's what you need to know.

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Charon is large in size relative to Pluto, and is locked in a tight orbit with the dwarf planet. A new simulation suggests how it ended up there.

A large team of researchers with varied backgrounds at the Chinese Academy of Sciences has found evidence of a weak magnetic ...

A rare black moon will appear in the sky on December 30, making it a perfect night to go stargazing. Here's what you need to ...

Before Artemis II, NASA will send two missions to scout the surface of the lunar south pole for resources that could sustain ...

"The temperature just wildly swings from extremely hot to extremely cold," John Monnier, a professor of astronomy at the ...