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

The ground on Mars is full of nitrogen, a vital component for planet life, raising hopes that it might be more hospitable ...

A new study proposes a 'kiss and capture' collision theory to explain the origins of Charon, Pluto's largest moon, shedding ...

A full moon also marks the halfway point of the monthly lunar cycle. In astrology, this symbolizes a turning point, a moment ...

Dr. Stone: Science Future is based on the Dr. Stone manga series by Boichi and Riichirō Inagaki. The anime series is ...

A new theory about Pluto’s largest moon, Charon, could alter how planetary systems are taught in U.S. schools. Scientists ...

Though there seems to be an AI-powered company promising to do any task, technologists warn that today’s “real” AI has its ...

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Jessica Yung and Emily Kwong of Short Wave about the physics of hula hooping, why some vaccines last longer than others, and a few moon launches to watch for in 2025.

The Wolf Moon — the first full moon of the year and of winter in the Northern Hemisphere — will be best seen on Jan. 14, ...

Since New Horizons' close encounter with Pluto 10 years ago, experts have come to think of the dwarf planet as much more ...

Researchers accounted for the previously overlooked structures of the dwarf planet and moon in computer simulations of a ...

Something rare is happening in the skies in the next few days — a black moon. This rare celestial event is due to an unusual calendar alignment: two new moons in one month. The first occurred on Dec.