From ringing like a bell to hiding traces of ancient magnetism, the Moon is far stranger than it looks. Here are ten mysteries that still leave scientists puzzled. Blast at a Tennessee explosives ...

For centuries, astronomers have observed Transient Lunar Phenomena (TLPs) – strange lights on the Moon. These enigmatic ...

NEW YORK – The moon will appear slightly larger and brighter Monday night during what's known as a supermoon. October's supermoon is the first of three this year. It happens when a full moon is closer ...

As mankind was planning the first moon landing in the 1960s, an asteroid approached Earth—and still hasn’t left.

As an astronomer studying the universe beyond Earth, I’m fond of “outside the box” views almost by default. But one of my favorites is whenever a spacecraft takes a snapshot of our home world and the ...

Quasi-moons are not real moons and don't actually orbit the Earth, although they sometimes appear to do so for short periods of time, Phil Nicholson, professor of astronomy at Cornell University, told ...

The South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA) is a particularly weak region of Earth’s magnetic field that can cause satellites to ...

The moon isn’t alone; astronomers have discovered a new quasi-moon that’s following Earth’s orbit, but it’s only sticking ...

The 17th edition of Weird Market, Spain’s leading gathering for animation, video games, comics, and more, wrapped up over the weekend after three days of showcasing the top talent, projects, films, ...

The leading explanation for the moon's formation is that a Mars-sized object, called Theia, collided with Earth early in its history. Debris from that collision eventually coalesced to form the moon.