At this distance, the contributions of the Sun and Earth to the Moon’s orbital precession were equal, creating an orbital resonance that enhanced the effects of tides. Over a period of 3 million ...

A research team from the University of Göttingen and the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) has discovered ...

The study suggests that the Moon likely formed largely from Earth's mantle material — with minimal involvement from Theia.

A research team has discovered another piece in the puzzle of the formation of the Moon and water on Earth. The prevailing theory was that the Moon was the result of a collision between the early ...

(Starship is expected to need its propellant topped off multiple times as it sits in Earth orbit before it can complete a moon mission.) Whether all these missions squeeze onto the 2025 calendar ...

It’s widely believed that Earth’s moon is 4.35 billion years old, an estimated age based on lunar samples brought back to Earth. However, a new study published this week in Nature suggests ...

A huge rock orbiting near Earth appears to have originated from the moon, the second such object known to exist, with maybe more than a dozen awaiting discovery. The asteroid, called 2024 PT5 ...

December is coming to an end with a "black moon" on Monday night, Dec. 30, but those hoping to see the phenomenon will be out of luck. That's because a black moon is the term for the second new ...

Scientists have unveiled groundbreaking research on the origins of lunar water, offering insights that could reshape our understanding of the Earth-Moon system and the broader solar system.