2026 is right around the corner, which means another year of some beautiful lunar moments. Before astrology apps and lunar calendars, the Moon was a survival guide. For many Native American tribes, ...
The last supermoon of 2025 lit up the night sky on Dec. 4. The full Cold Moon supermoon rises behind the Empire State Building and One Vanderbilt in New York City, December 4, 2025. Gary Hershorn/ABC ...
Our exploration of the outer Solar System has revealed a host of icy moons, many with surface features that suggest a complex geology. In some cases, these features—most notably the geysers of ...
Astronomers recently detected a stray quasi-moon in our planet’s orbit, but it's hardly the first stowaway to hang out around Earth. Unlike the Earth's moon, quasi-moons are not gravitationally bound ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The beaver moon will turn full at 8:20 a.m. EST on Wednesday ...
Six planets in the solar system have at least one moon. Both Earth and Mars are toward the lower end of the lunar count, as our home planet only has one moon, and Mars has two. But not all moons share ...
In August, an amateur French astronomer, Adrien Coffinet, messaged an email list dedicated to asteroid and comet research with an announcement. He’d identified a new quasi-moon: “2025 PN7 seems to be ...
LORIS, SC (WBTW) – The Loris Lions are closing in on a Region 5-3A title and quarterback Zamire “Moon” Gerald is a big reason why. The Lions signal caller totaled 378 yards and accounted for 5 ...
The recently spotted asteroid 2025 PN7 appears to be the source of the rumor mill about Earth's supposed second moon. Earth has several quasi-moons that get their name due to the fact that they ...
Earth has one true moon, but there are also several asteroids known as quasi-moons that are in orbit with the sun. A newly discovered asteroid, 2025 PN7, is the seventh confirmed quasi-moon that ...
NASA has confirmed a small asteroid named 2025 PN7 is a quasi-moon of Earth. The space rock orbits the sun at a similar pace to Earth, making it appear to follow our planet. This quasi-moon is ...
Astronomers have found that Saturn’s moon, Enceladus, is spewing out copious amounts of complex organic molecules, suggesting it’s an even more promising place to look for extraterrestrial life than ...