JF flew about 199,000 miles (320,000 km) away from Earth. It's estimated size is about 34 feet wide (10 meters), roughly the ...

Every year, the moon moves just a little farther away from our planet. Scientists have calculated the rate at which our ...

NASA Juno spacecraft data has been used to create an animation of "Steeple Mountain" and a lava lake known as Loki Patera on ...

When the dark side of the Moon is facing Earth we cannot see it; this is called a new moon. As the Moon starts to orbit Earth we can see more and more of the lit side. At various stages in its ...

This isn’t science fiction—it’s cosmic fact. Time is slipping. The Moon’s quiet escape will reshape Earth’s rotation, stability, and possibly life itself. 'Earth's hidden ocean': Tethys ...