Pluto's big moon Charon may have a different origin story than scientists suspected. New research suggests the two bodies ...

Pluto and Charon may have formed through a “kiss and capture” mechanism, with the two icy bodies colliding and becoming ...

Overturning decades of assumptions about how Charon formed, researchers have revealed an entirely new form of cosmic ...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is calling for NASA to ditch its Moon program, arguing that the "Moon is a distraction" and that "we're ...

The Space Coast is set for another busy year in 2025 with new moon missions, new spacecraft and the debut of a new rocket.

Researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) have calculated a new system for measuring lunar time. While not needed ...

Simulations suggest Pluto and its largest moon may have gently stuck together for a few hours before Charon settled into a ...

Sometimes, it's hard to remember that Earth is constantly being bombarded by literally tons of space debris daily. The larger ...

A black moon also refers to the new moon phase itself when the moon is positioned between Earth and the sun, making it nearly ...

Next week, a new lander will be launched to the moon carrying NASA science instruments as part of the agency’s push to incorporate more private companies into its lunar program. Firefly Aerospace has ...

The new moon in Capricorn, the last new moon of 2024, is upon us, giving us a chance to cast a proverbial light toward the ...

December's second new moon, nicknamed the Black Moon, is a rare event that takes place on Jan. 30. Here's how it affects your ...