When Asteroid 2024 YR4 was first discovered, it created a bit of a kerfuffle when it was reported it had a couple-percent chance of hitting the Earth in 2032. At 60 meters (196 feet) across, this ...

The maneuver took place in September, according to India's space agency. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. India's Chandrayaan-2 ...

The water distribution inside the Moon appears to be somewhat lopsided. According to an analysis of lunar materials collected from the far side of the Moon and delivered into the waiting hands of ...

The Moon’s biggest scar may be hiding something even stranger than the impact that made it. Deep beneath the South ...

Of the solar system’s planets, Saturn piques the human imagination with its signature rings and impressive moon count of 274. But compelling new research reignites theories of an ancient collision ...

Our Moon has long been hypothesized to have formed from a planet-sized object colliding with the Earth. But, what happened after and how can its unique geologic exterior and interior be explained?

Now, a study led by SETI Institute scientist Matija Ćuk proposes an explanation linking the formation of the moons and rings, centering on the possibility that Titan is the product of a moon merger.