How did the Moon form? Was it from a collision, as has been the longstanding theory, or could it have been captured by the Earth early in our planet’s formation? This is what a recent study published ...

Our Moon has long been hypothesized to have formed from a planet-sized object colliding with the Earth. But, what happened after and how can its unique geologic exterior and interior be explained?

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Angled view of the Giordano Bruno, Lunar crater, 2016. The ...

Did you know that the Moon's mother made sacrifices to give birth to it? Around 4.5 billion years ago, a Mars-sized planetary body named Theia collided with proto-Earth (early Earth) to form the Blue ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. TOKYO (AP) — An unmanned lunar spacecraft ...

Kicking off the year’s cosmic wonders is the moon, drawing the first astronauts to visit in more than 50 years as well as a ...

FILE - This image provided by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)/Takara Tomy/Sony Group Corporation/Doshisha University shows an image taken by a Lunar Excursion Vehicle 2 (LEV-2) of a ...