Millions of new solar system objects to be found and 'filmed in technicolor' -- studies predict - ScienceDaily

Astronomers have revealed new research showing that millions of new solar system objects are likely to be detected by a brand-new facility, which is expected to come online later this year. Read More

Space and Astronomy - The New York Times

Breaking news, videos and photos on space and astronomy, including NASA, SpaceX, black holes, the moon, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, the International Space Station, the ... Read More

Total Solar Eclipse 2024 - The New York Times

By The New York Times The 2025 Partial Solar Eclipse: When, Where and How to Watch If you’re on the East Coast, wake up early to try and catch the moon take a bite out of the sun on Saturday. Read More

NASA mission solves volcanic mystery of Jupiter’s ‘tortured moon’ Io - CNN

Observations made of Jupiter’s moon Io during the Juno mission’s flybys helped astronomers confirm how and why Io became the most volcanic world in the solar system. CNN values your feedback 1. Read More

Heart of Jovian moon's volcanic rage | ScienceDaily

Heart of Jovian moon's volcanic rage Date: December 13, 2024 Source: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Summary: A new study points to why, and how, Io became the most volcanic body in the solar system. Read More

The moon’s two grand canyons formed in less than 10 minutes - Science News

A giant impact 3.8 billion years ago sent a curtain of rock flying away from a point near the moon’s south pole. When that curtain fell, its rocks plunged up to 3.5 kilometers into the lunar ... Read More

Have scientists found a moon around a planet outside the solar system? - Mashable

For the first time, astronomers think they've found solid evidence of a moon orbiting a planet outside of our solar system. And it's a doozy. The exoplanet, named Kepler-1625b, is 8,000 light ... Read More

Why NASA Is Trying to Go Back to the Moon - The New York Times

Reporting on missions to the moon and beyond. NASA is aiming to send astronauts back to the moon, because that is what President Trump set as the destination of the agency’s human spaceflight ... Read More

Gigantic asteroid impact shifted the axis of Solar System's biggest moon - ScienceDaily

Around 4 billion years ago, an asteroid hit the Jupiter moon Ganymede. Now, a researcher realized that the Solar System's biggest moon's axis has shifted as a result of the impact, which confirmed ... Read More

The Moon’s Most Shadowy Places Can’t Hide From NASA’s New Camera - The New York Times

When a NASA spacecraft passes over Shackleton Crater on the moon and peers in, it sees this: a sea of blackness and nothing more. This 13-mile-wide crater lies close to the moon’s south pole. Read More

New study confirms the moon is older than we realized — and reveals why we previously got it wrong - Live Science

The moon formed in the solar system's early days when a large protoplanet named Thea slammed into a baby version ... told Live Science in an email. ... 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036. Close. Read More

Pluto May Have Captured Its Biggest Moon After an Ancient Dance and Kiss - The New York Times

Charon is large in size relative to Pluto, and is locked in a tight orbit with the dwarf planet. A new simulation suggests how it ended up there. By Jonathan O’Callaghan Some 4.5 billion years ... Read More