The moon's oddly skewed dust cloud may be caused by an extreme day-night temperature difference, a new study suggests.

Jupiter's moon Io stands alone among the solar system's moons. It has more than 400 active volcanoes, and its surface is home ...

A stronomers often come across rare cosmic events and capture them using advanced technology. Using telescopes, high-speed ...

The recently spotted asteroid 2025 PN7 appears to be the source of the rumor mill about Earth's supposed second moon. Earth has several quasi-moons that get their name due to the fact that they ...

As it spins around Earth, the moon is about to reach its closest point to the blue planet. On Sept. 10, the moon will reach the closest point to Earth along its elliptical orbit, referred to as the ...

A shy space rock is making its lunar debut. Astronomers believe they’ve discovered another so-called quasi-moon of Earth, though it’s likely been circling undetected in near space for decades. Dubbed ...

Astronomers have spotted a quasi-moon near Earth — and the small space rock has likely been hanging out near our planet unseen by telescopes for about 60 years, according to new research. The newly ...