The leading explanation for all of these mysteries is known as the giant impact hypothesis. According to this story, when the solar system was just getting started, a Mars-size protoplanet named Theia ...

Spring cleaning, spring training—get the ball rolling a few days before ... On March 29, a partial solar eclipse arrives with the new moon in Aries, ending a two-year series of solar eclipses ...

The Hera probe has swung around Mars, using the planet’s gravitational pull to fling itself toward its asteroid target.

Two lunar missions had a rough start in recent days, one utterly scuttled by a tipped lander and another jeopardized by a ...

IISc’s Aloke Kumar has led groundbreaking research around space habitation. In 2020, his lab developed ‘space bricks’ using ...

Astronomers believe that some 4.5 billion years ago, when the planets of the solar system ... hit golf balls, drove around in rovers, and collected hundreds of kilograms of moon rock — may ...

Well, the verdict is in. The Moon is not made of green cheese after all. A thorough investigation published in May 2023 found ...

The Houston-based company put its Athena spacecraft on the moon just after 12:30 p.m. ET. The landing site is closer to the lunar south pole than any human or vehicle has traveled before.

The Athena lander, built by Texas-based company Intuitive Machines, descended to the lunar surface but the orientation of the lander is currently unknown.

So exactly how many solar system moons have we found? The answer, it turns out, depends on your definition of a moon. But this is ... their proximity to the giant ball of gas, which would have ...

A Blood Moon is a rare and fascinating celestial event. This March, it will be visible from the UK. Why you should get your ...