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

As the Moon continues around its orbit the crescent grows in size, known as waxing, as more of the illuminated part of the Moon becomes visible. Image caption, When the Moon is one quarter of the ...

Scientists think a small rock discovered near Earth last August was hurled into space by an ancient impact on the lunar surface.

Here are the dates for the full moons in 2025. The next full moon will be on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. It will officially reach its full moon phase at 8:53 a.m. EDT (1353 GMT) but local moonrise ...

The Moon's south pole, according to Nasa ... on the rim of a massive impact crater of the solar system. Spanning a diameter of 2,500km (1,600 miles) and reaching depths of up to 8km, this crater ...