Oxygen isotope identity of the Earth and Moon with implications for the formation of the Moon and source of volatiles. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 2024; 121 (52) DOI: 10.1073 ...

While each moon doesn't infer something about the actual quality of the moon (April's "Pink Moon" is no pinker than a blue moon, for example), it does indicate to us something about the season in ...

Not one but two private firms each launched spacecraft to the Moon today — a sign of companies’ growing interest in lunar exploration, a risky enterprise long dominated by government agencies.

These flares interact with molecular clouds—gas clouds where stars form—in our galaxy's center through the process of fluorescence. As the X-ray light travels, it illuminates slices of the ...

This lunar occultation is a rare spectacle; observers in specific locations only can expect to witness this event that happens only about once every 14 years. Listen to Story The moon will be just ...

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The past few years ...

The moon performed a cosmic ballet with Mars this week. On Monday evening (Jan. 13), the Full Wolf Moon passed in front of Mars in what's known as a lunar occultation, during which another ...

These observations prompted Mario Sucerquia, an astrophysicist at France's Grenoble Alpes University, and colleagues to investigate whether moon rings could be stable at all. A 2022 study ...

You can catch the first full moon of the year on Monday night. January's wolf moon will officially be the first full moon of 2025 at 4:27 p.m. CT. Space is a big place, so keen stargazers will ...

You can catch the first full moon of the year on Monday night. January's wolf moon will officially be the first full moon of 2025 at 4:27 p.m. CT. Space is a big place, so keen stargazers will have ...

The first full moon of the year is set to rise and pass in front of the planet Mars today, and linger for a few days. Also known as the wolf moon, January's full moon is a special celestial event ...