The Moon’s most famous “sound” was never heard by human ears. It was traced instead in jagged lines on Apollo-era seismographs, a slow fade of vibrations that seemed to go on far longer than anything ...

Earth's cosmic neighbourhood is more dynamic than imagined, hosting temporary 'mini-moons' captured by gravity and ...

The great planetary instability, which saw Jupiter and the other gas giants wander chaotically through the solar system, coincides with the collision that formed Earth's moon. Could the two events be ...

Explanation of why the Moon turns red during a total lunar eclipse, detailing the March 3 event, Earth’s shadow phases, atmospheric refraction, and eclipse season timing.

When the Moon first formed, it was a sea of molten lava. The immense gravity of Earth stretched this molten sea, raising tides on both the near and far sides. But the Moon was spinning, and that ...

Apollo moon rocks show the Moon had short bursts of strong magnetism, not a long lasting magnetic field, changing how we ...