The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This ...

This is the first image of a rare 'minimoon' that loops around the Earth like a dance partner.

It's called Kamo’oalewa and only passes Earth every few decades ...

Every time I see the moon in the sky, it makes me happy. The big picture of the moon’s origin is fairly well established.

Launched in 2021 on the world's first planetary defense exercise, the Dart spacecraft deliberately plowed into Dimorphos, which orbits a bigger asteroid, Didymos, as they circle the sun together. The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The so-called Blue Moon rose at dusk on Saturday, May 30, ...