#11. The Moon’s temperature can vary from 242° Fahrenheit in a sunny spot to −334° Fahrenheit in a shady spot near one of its ...

One summer night in 1877, American astronomer Asaph Hall was looking through his telescope in Washington, D.C. Mars was at ...

What methods can be used to identify subsurface oceans on the five largest moons of Uranus: Ariel, Umbriel, Titania and ...

Occasionally, asteroids get caught in Earth’s orbit, temporarily becoming mini moons before continuing their cosmic paths.

The moons that orbit Uranus are already known to have unusual characteristics: some are heavily cratered, others have ...

"Uranus is weird, so it's always been uncertain how much the magnetic field actually interacts with its satellites." ...

The dark skies during a new moon provide ideal conditions for spotting skywatching targets that would otherwise be outshined by moonlight.

There will be three full moons during the summer. And the sky this season has a number of bright stars that form easily ...