Earth, sun, moon: three objects in space whose interactions have a pretty big impact on our lives. Earth orbits the sun once a year, and it rotates on its axis about once a day (depending on your ...

Space is theater. Perhaps the most dramatic spectacles human beings will ever observe are the result of the eternal dance among the cosmos’s moons, planets, stars, and more. A close-to-home sky show ...

A total lunar eclipse will be viewable in all of the lower 48 states on the night of Thursday, March 13, into Friday, March 14. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth is positioned between the ...

As an astronomer studying the universe beyond Earth, I’m fond of “outside the box” views almost by default. But one of my favorites is whenever a spacecraft takes a snapshot of our home world and the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The moon and sun share top billing in 2026. Kicking off the year’s cosmic wonders is the moon, drawing ...

The most distant moon since March 2020 takes to the sky today, but you won't be able to see it. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

The object, the latest “quasi-moon” detected by astronomers, could be with us for almost another 60 years. By Robin George Andrews The Earth stands alone in the solar system as a habitable world, as ...

New research suggests that Theia, the object whose collision with Earth is theorized to have caused the formation of the moon, came from closer to the sun. Artist’s impression of the collision between ...

The sun's gravity will pull the moon farther away from Earth than it's been in over five years on Nov. 19, though it'll be impossible for you to witness the lunar milestone for yourself with the naked ...