Conventionally, the moon is thought to have formed during one big impact, but a three-impact model might make more sense ...

The final full moon of 2025 rises on Dec. 4. Don't miss the final full moon of 2025, when the "Cold Moon" takes to the autumn ...

This month will bring some striking celestial sights, including one of the year’s best meteor showers and a glowing ...

Apollo samples provide evidence: Researchers analyzed Moon rocks brought back by the Apollo missions and, for the first time, ...

Searching for exomoons—moons that orbit around another planet—was one of the most exciting capabilities expected of the James ...

"During the early solar system's game of cosmic billiards, Earth was struck by a neighbor,” said Dauphas. “It was a lucky shot. Without the moon's steadying influence on our planet's tilt, the climate ...

We knew from prior analyses that a distant asteroid sampled in 2020 carried all but one of the molecules needed to kick-start ...

A Full Moon occurs when the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon. The Moon's orbit creates different phases, including a Full Moon. Full Moons have traditional names, like the Sturgeon Moon. The 2025 ...

December's full moon, known as the Cold Moon, illuminates the longest nights of the year. Despite its name, the moon doesn't ...

The Cold Moon, the 12th and final full moon of 2025, will rise on Dec. 4 and reach its highest point in the night sky.

Earth may have a moon today because a nearby neighbor once crashed into us, a new analysis of Apollo samples and terrestrial rocks reveals.