The moon's influence is huge, both for human civilization and life as a whole. Its destruction would have catastrophic ...

Just 4.3 light years from Earth lies a star called Alpha Centauri A, which is famous for being the nearest star that resembles our own Sun. In the popular Avatar movies, this star's system is home to ...

"Moon formation around giant planets generally should be quite common." In our own solar system, for example, the largest gas giants Jupiter and Saturn have a combined 369 natural satellites at the ...

Dwarf planet Ceres reached its stationary point on August 15th, transitioning from eastward to westward motion relative to background stars, observable in the morning sky. On August 16th, a Last ...

The striking thing about this is that repeating the procedure on the star turned up no evidence of carbon-based chemicals, ...

The post Lunar Samples Have Been Analyzed After Fifty Years And The Results Have Helped To Solve One Of The Moon’s Greatest ...

Did you miss the planetary parade? Well, Thursday, Aug. 21, is the last day to see it, along with the crescent moon. Usually, people can look up at the bright sky and spot at least one planet. Two or ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An artist's conception of Quaoar and its small moon Weywot. Not pictured are the dwarf planet's ...