Moon has been Earth’s celestial companion for over four billion years. However, the formation of this natural satellite was catastrophic. It was long believed that the Moon was born from a cataclysmic ...

New study provides clearer insight into how the Moon formed and why its materials closely resemble those of Earth.

Over 4.6 billion years ago, Earth took shape from a spinning cloud of dust and gas surrounding the young sun. Tiny particles within this cloud collided and clumped together, driven by gravity and ...

Analysis by researchers at the University of Bern suggests that water and other volatile compounds arrived on Earth from ...

Early Earth lacked life’s essentials until a collision with Theia added them. This chance event made life possible. After the ...

A Cosmic Optical Magic Precise to the Second At 1:31 AM on September 8, the moon will completely enter the Earth's umbra. When sunlight penetrates the Earth's atmosphere, short-wave blue light is ...

A Cosmic Optical Magic Precise to the Second At 1:31 AM on September 8, the moon will fully enter the Earth's umbra. As ...

Earth is bidding farewell to a tiny asteroid that joined its orbit for nearly two months. The asteroid, known as 2024 PT5, is set to be drawn away from Earth by the powerful pull of the sun on Monday.