This means that the lunar regolith could still hold a very long-term record of Earth's atmospheric history, which in turn ...

Particles that escaped Earth’s atmosphere accumulated on the lunar surface over billions of years. Here’s what you’ll learn ...

Hakuto-r captures a rare “terrestrial sunrise” during a total eclipse just before crashing into the Moon, revealing the shadow on Earth.

Particles from Earth’s atmosphere may be preserved in the Moon's soil, offering a long-term record of Earth’s atmospheric ...

NASA's OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft captured stunning new images as it whipped past Earth during a high-speed slingshot maneuver, sending the probe on a fast track toward the asteroid Apophis.

The moon's surface may be more than just a dusty, barren landscape. Over billions of years, tiny particles from Earth's ...

Research conducted by two physicists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the US reveals that ...

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

As of Thursday, Dec. 17, the moon phase is Waning Crescent. This means only 2% of the moon is lit up tonight, according to ...

A rock no bigger than a golf ball could have caused the recent lunar impact, according to the observatory. At an ultra-high ...

Scientists have long believed that the Moon was formed by a massive object crashing into the Earth. But what was that thing ...