A panel of experts has picked seven finalists for the name of asteroid (164207) 2004 GU9, a "quasi-moon" of Earth. You can vote for your favorite through Jan. 1, 2025.

The origin of the strange differences between the near and far sides of the moon are a step closer to being solved, thanks to new findings from China's Chang'e 6 mission that returned samples from ...

Plus, the moon is full of "KREEPs" – that is, potassium (K), rare-Earth elements (REE) and phosphorus (P). These elements don't usually like to hang out together, but lunar samples show that ...

The ever-shifting phases of Earth's moon present a wealth of targets for amateur astronomers to explore, ranging from ...

Thus, when studying Enceladus, every detail really matters — which brings us to a new, very strange detail that scientists have their eye on: A weird, disappearing dark spot on this ice-capped moon.

Like Uranus's other 28 moons, the newfound object spotted by JWST will be named after a William Shakespeare or Alexander Pope character.