The scientists claimed to have found a hydrated mineral “enriched” with molecular ... water molecules can persist in sunlit areas of the moon as hydrated salts, providing crucial constraints ...

All forms of Earth life have specific chemicals in their makeup, such as amino acids and sugars. Scientists have known that ...

For a brief, but exciting, time last year, Earth had two moons. A small asteroid lingered close to our planet in its orbit ...

A chunk of space rock that visited near Earth's orbit last year was widely called a "mini-moon," a nickname that was more ...

Chang’e 5 mission discovers novel lunar minerals China’s scientific missions have been discovering minerals on the Moon as ...

2024 PT5 is the second near-Earth asteroid scientists suspect was ejected from the moon's surface, the first being 469219 ...

Identified by astronomers in August 2024 near Earth, a small space rock is likely a fragment of the moon that broke off ...

PT5, a near-Earth object discovered last year, has captivated scientists with its potential lunar origins. Likely ejected ...

The sun’s light exerts a tiny force called “solar radiation pressure” on objects in space. Lightweight human-made debris, ...

The area containing the clay-bearing mounds is geologically connected to Oxia Planum, which is where Rosalind Franklin will ...