While Charon is currently listed as a satellite or moon by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), consideration is being given to it perhaps being classified as a dwarf planet in its own right, ...

Scientists think a small rock discovered near Earth last August was hurled into space by an ancient impact on the lunar surface.

The other four moons in the system ... Charon is unusual because it is the largest moon in the solar system compared with its parent body. In fact, Charon and Pluto are so similar in size ...

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

Wearing the wrong shoe on Earth can lead to injury. Researchers still need to figure out the physical consequences of ...

The images were captured using NASA’s Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC), a 4MP CCD camera and telescope on the DSCOVR satellite ...

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

Look to the sky – and ask Bulldog nation for support – and one of Earth's quasi-moons gets a cool new name, thanks to ...

Here’s the complete list of Full Moons this year and their traditional names. (All times Eastern; * denotes a Super Moon.) The images below show the day-by-day phases of the Moon in January.

Asteroid 2004 GU9 is now known as Cardea, one of the Roman deities of doors and thresholds with a particular focus on hinges. Cardea is not a real satellite of our planet like the Moon – it is not ...

In comparison, an inch-long garden snail can move its own length in eight or nine seconds — a virtual speed demon compared to the Moon! If you have a telescope, you can watch the Moon actually ...