Like a chameleon of the night sky, the Moon often changes its appearance. It might look larger, brighter or redder, for example, due to its phases, its position in the solar system or smoke in Earth’s ...

Far out in the Saturn system, a small world refuses to behave. Iapetus spins in a way that should not be so stable, wears a ...

The moon, our closest celestial neighbor, has been a source of wonder, inspiration, and mystery for centuries. Its phases—waxing, waning, full, and new—are more than just a mesmerizing light show in ...

Shaped by gravitational forces over millions of years, Saturn's rings are incredibly complex. A tiny moon named Pan, just 17 miles wide, has notably influenced their structure by creating the Encke ...

STAUNTON – The sky won’t be the only difference during the April 8 solar eclipse. Typically, shadows casts by the sun show a clear, two-dimensional reflection of whatever blocks the sun’s light. A ...

"Artemis astronauts or robots in the south pole region may be able to closely study rocks from deep within the moon’s mantle or crust — materials that are typically impossible for us to access." When ...

The sky won’t be the only difference during the April 8 solar eclipse. Typically, shadows casts by the sun show a clear, two-dimensional reflection of whatever blocks the sun’s light. A tree full of ...

A new study provides insights on the geophysics behind asteroid formation and evolution. When NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft collided with an asteroid moon called Dimorphos ...