So how did our planet end up with such a special moon? The answer is that, surprisingly enough, the moon is a piece of our ...

Solar power satellite (SPS) advocates have been dreaming of using space resources to build massive constructions for decades.

The solar-powered Blue Ghost shut down on Sunday evening (March 16), shortly after the sun set over its lunar locale. The ...

Between layers of clouds, a partial solar eclipse is seen at sunrise over Rice Lake, Ontario, as the ... [+] sun, partially covered by the moon, rises in a beautiful orange sky above the trees and ...

A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon comes in between the Earth and the sun, blocking its light from reaching Earth and leading to a minutes-long period of darkness. The resulting ...

So exactly how many solar system moons have we found? The answer, it turns out, depends on your definition of a moon. But this is likely just "the tip of the iceberg," Edward Ashton, an astronomer ...

The discovery points to what astronomers have thought for decades, that Saturn's rings were caused by a massive collision about 100 million years ago.

The solar eclipse on the Moon occurred simultaneously with a total lunar eclipse that made its way across U.S. skies Thursday night, turning the Moon a bloody red color from our terrestrial point ...

The more clouds and dust there are in Earth's atmosphere, the redder the Moon appears. Brown called the lunar eclipse, which will last around six hours, "an amazing way to see the solar system in ...

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Missed last night’s lunar eclipse? Unfortunately, you'll have to wait nearly a year for the next one — and for much of Texas and the Eastern U.S., visibility may not be as clear as it was ...