and without its Earth-facing side illuminated by the sun, observers can't really see it. Occasionally, the moon's orbit does bring it directly between the Earth and the sun during a new moon ...

A new study implies that in the past, moons in our solar system may have had rings just like planets do — deepening the ...

But because the moon's orbit is slightly tilted relative to Earth's orbit around the sun, it doesn't block out the sun on every orbit, hence why not every new moon results in a solar eclipse ...

The larger moons of Pluto and Earth likely formed through a collisional process with Charon and our moon, respectively, ...

A mini-moon ... sun's gravity. The space rock was spotted by the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) on Aug. 7 and snared by Earth's gravity on Sept. 29, making one complete ...

It belongs to the Arjuna asteroid belt, a group of space rocks in the solar system that revolves around the Sun. Prof Brown ...

Barely larger than our own Moon, Mercury orbits precariously close to the Sun at an average distance ... this small asteroid will exit Earth's orbit by mid-November 2024. Its fleeting presence ...

Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This alignment ensures the entire side of the Moon that faces us gleams under sunlight. Thanks to the Moon’s orbit around Earth ...

Starting in late September, Earth is going to have a second moon for two brief months, as a small asteroid piece will be incorporated into the planet's orbit before heading back into outer space.

the 2022 NX1 asteroid became a mini-moon in 1981 and again in 2022. So don’t worry if you miss this one - scientists predict 2024 PT5 will also return to Earth’s orbit again in 2055.

Charon is large in size relative to Pluto, and is locked in a tight orbit with the dwarf planet. A new simulation suggests how it ended up there.