A long-standing idea in planetary science is that water-rich meteorites arriving late in Earth's history could have delivered a major share of Earth's water. A new study by Universities Space Research ...

A new study suggests lunar soil contains elements that solar wind transported to the moon from Earth’s atmosphere, solving a ...

The final Apollo mission closed a historic chapter while quietly sparking the fire for today’s return to the Moon.

A nuclear reactor on the moon would solve space exploration’s current chicken-and-egg quandary: whether to build power ...

Asteroid mining has moved from science fiction pitch decks into serious technical studies, but the gap between concept and ...

How did Earth become a planet covered in oceans? A meteorite discovery reveals a new origin story that challenges everything ...

A research team led by Prof. TIAN Hengci from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...

The comet was discovered in its final stage before impact. As luck would have it, NASA had a probe on its way to Jupiter, ...

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2026 will bring several lunar events that backyard astronomers will want to stay awake for. The first full moon of the year will take place on Saturday, Jan. 3, and is known as the Wolf Moon, ...

As the new calendar year begins, lunar phases and celestial events await in 2026. This report highlights the lunar phases with dates and times for the full moon and the new moon lunar calendar for the ...