The first time you may have heard the term ‘dwarf planet’ was when Pluto got demoted to one in 2006 (RIP). However, we actually have six in our Solar System. Pluto, Ceres, Makemake, Haumea, and Eris ...

But while the moon turned a fiery red in our skies, the Blue Ghost lunar lander was seeing a solar eclipse, as the Earth passed by the sun. After touching down on the moon on March 2, Blue Ghost spent ...

Mar. 11, 2025 — A new study presents a compelling new model for the formation of super-Earths and mini-Neptunes -- planets that are 1 to 4 times the size of Earth and among the most common in ...

Stargazers across a swathe of the world marvelled at a dramatic red "Blood Moon" during a rare total lunar eclipse in the ...

Unlike a total solar eclipse, a partial eclipse occurs when the moon only covers a portion of the sun’s disk. This happens when the alignment of the sun, Moon, and Earth is slightly off center ...

Between March 18 and 21, Venus, the brightest planet in our solar system, will have a rare dual visibility — visible in both ...

Firefly Aerospace managed to stay upright when it landed on the moon two weeks ago and announced Monday it had completed its ...

Also known as a "Blood Moon" given its reddish hue, a total lunar eclipse occurs when the sun, Earth and moon align and the entire moon moves within the darkest part of Earth's shadow. Related ...

Lunar eclipses occur when Earth, the sun and the moon line up so that our planet passes between the sun and the moon; that's why viewers on the moon such as lunar landers see a solar eclipse while ...

Blue Ghost got its first glimpse of the eclipse around 1:30 a.m. Eastern Time Friday, as Earth slowly blocked the lander’s view of the Sun. The solar eclipse on the Moon occurred simultaneously ...

A 'Blood Moon' will bathe a large swathe of the world in red light overnight Thursday during a rare total lunar eclipse.

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander went dark in the lunar night on Sunday (March 16) as expected, bringing an end to ...