In this demonstration, you will represent the Earth, sitting or standing outdoors. Get a friend to represent the moon; this person will need to walk completely around you in a lunar “orbit.” Distant ...

Imagine a giant magma ocean, flowing out of a giant moon crater, spawned from a massive volcano. That's exactly what happened here.

June is one of my favorite months and a perfect season to get out for some stargazing. This week, however, the moon will be arcing across our early ...

In , Aesop Rock relies on personification in his lyrics, switching between outrageous boasts and mordant self-deprecation. On “Checkers,” he brags, “I’m all of Alexandria’s information in aggregate.” ...

The ice on the surface of Jupiter's massive moon Europa is constantly changing, hinting at the presence of a subsurface ocean ...

Tianwen, which means "questions to heaven," is the name given to China's program of robotic Solar System exploration. Tianwen ...

China launches Tianwen-2 to collect asteroid samples and chase a rare comet, marking a bold leap in its high-stakes Solar System exploration mission.

MIT scientists propose a radical new theory to explain why some rocks on the far side of the moon are highly magnetic.

Earth and space mingle in stunning ways for the 2025 Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest. From the “geological masterpiece” of Coyote Buttes, Utah to the sandstone terrain of desolate Ennedi, ...

While the moon once had a weak magnetic field generated by a small molten core, the team's research suggests it likely wouldn ...

Two new studies used gravity data to pull back the curtain on the deep interiors of the Moon and one of the solar system’s largest asteroids.

A ghostly Martian moonrise, starlit skies, and a mission chasing life’s traces—Perseverance captures more than just images.