Roughly four and a half billion years ago the planet Theia slammed into Earth, destroying Theia, melting large fractions of ...

I grew up with the idea that the Moon was a dry, airless rock where metal simply sat unchanged for billions of years. The ...

Get ready, Mississippi skygazers! A major meteor shower will hit its peak soon in November 2025. Here's when and where to see ...

The Leonids peak Nov 16–17 with clear skies and minimal moonlight. Find the best California spots for an unforgettable meteor ...

22 of the planet's 34 vital signs are at record levels, with many of them continuing to trend sharply in the wrong direction. This is the message of the sixth issue of the annual "State of the Climate ...

A team of U.S. scientists has discovered the oldest directly dated ice and air on the planet in the Allan Hills region of East Antarctica. The 6-million-year-old ice and the tiny air bubbles trapped ...

David Begnaud is a CBS News contributor and previously served as the lead national correspondent for "CBS Mornings," based in New York City. Analisa Novak is a content producer for CBS News and the ...

Astrology is an excellent tool for self-discovery and predicting how our futures will unfold. But as fun as it is to check your horoscope and see what the stars have in store, some people don't relate ...

Earth's quasi-moons are not actually moons, but temporary asteroids that eventually leave Earth’s orbit JPL-Caltech/NASA A new "quasi-moon" named 2025 PN7 has been discovered, according to a ...

Scientists out of a Hawaii observatory reportedly discovered the new quasi-moon on Aug. 29 It is believed that the new moon will stick around for another 60 years A new “quasi-moon” has been found ...

It’s been called a moonlet. Sister moon. You could even call it a moon “buddy,” a companion or quasi-satellite, if you will, to our steady lunar neighbor. Astronomers say a tiny asteroid, called 2025 ...

When the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) weather satellite GOES-19 turns its gaze toward the sun, scientists don't expect to see our home planet. But there it was ...