University of Arizona researchers have unveiled evidence of romance at the farthest reaches of the solar system: a cosmic ...

Here’s how it works. Charon is the largest moon of the dwarf planet Pluto, but calling it a moon is really a misnomer; Pluto and Charon actually form a binary system. Whereas a moon usually ...

The long structures seen in manta rays and their relatives function as an early warning system, rather than a defensive weapon.

Marcus Chown’s “A Crack in Everything” is a journey through space and time with the people studying one of the most enigmatic ...

Pluto-Charon Formation Scenario Mimics Earth-Moon System Jan. 7, 2025 — A researcher has used advanced models that indicate that the formation of Pluto and Charon may parallel that of the Earth ...

Pluto-Charon Formation Scenario Mimics Earth-Moon System Jan. 7, 2025 — A researcher has used advanced models that indicate that the formation of Pluto and Charon may parallel that of the Earth ...

It is thus only fitting for a goddess to be named for none other than the door hinge: Cardea. And now, thanks to Clay ...

Do habitable exoplanets exist that possess life as we know it? Scientists have pondered this longstanding question ever since ...

A lot of things can change in a decade. Ten years ago, when NASA's decision to return to the moon was just getting underway, I lamented the fact that all the contracts the space agency was ...

Four small space companies plan to send rocket ships to the moon this year -- and two of them are already on their way. Intuitive Machines hopes to repeat its successful 2024 moon landing in 2025.