Pluto's big moon Charon may have a different origin story than scientists suspected. New research suggests the two bodies ...

"We were definitely surprised by the 'kiss' part of kiss-and-capture. There hasn't really been a kind of impact before where ...

Alongside, Sedna, Quaoar, and Eris, there was also the discovery of Makemake and Haumea, which called for ... the Solar ...

Follow wild stories of mysterious creatures, ancient civilizations, how tech impacts our world in unseen ways, and the endless surprises our planet has to offer. These are the unbelievable stories ...

An artist’s impression of the white dwarf star WD1054 ... Perhaps life can be found on the moon of a hot Jupiter or lingering in the warm ocean of a rogue planet. Recently, there has even ...

It’s kicking off the year with a six-planet parade in January that will ... Planetary Society’s chief scientist Bruce Betts. The moon will vanish for more than an hour over North and South ...

From stunning meteor showers to lunar and solar eclipses, planets and more, here's a guide to what you can look forward to. Two total lunar eclipses, commonly known as "blood moons," will grace ...

Slowing down climate change is an immense task, but small individual actions can add up to help reduce emissions. In 2024, the critical 1.5C threshold was breached for a full year for the first ...

As the full moon rises in Europe on the evening of September 7, it will already be in total eclipse. The planet will transition into a new season with a second partial solar eclipse visible from ...

January has a meteor shower, top-notch planet sightings ... particularly with the relatively dim waxing crescent moon, which is only 11 percent full, according to the American Meteor Society.