A cool moon, a mysterious planet, and a potentially hazardous asteroid feature in this week’s space news roundup.

Meet the lesser-known moons of our Solar System's gas giants.

Sometimes the Solar System offers up a planetary pair for our viewing enjoyment. Japan has a pair of missions in the news. And the Sun and Moon will pair up to create an eclipse in just 12 weeks.

Getting to the Moon — or any moon — isn’t easy, but it’s worth it. That’s why we speak up in support of the hard work that it’ll take to get there.

An introduction to Jupiter's moons Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.

The venerable United States upper stage rocket that created the pathway to the Moon and every planet across the solar system – the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Centaur and its RL10 engine from Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris Technologies company – ar...

On Nov. 1, 2023, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft flew past Dinkinesh, a small asteroid in the main belt, and discovered a binary pair of moonlets in orbit around the asteroid.

With International Observe the Moon Night coming up, there are many moons worth checking out.

Japan's experimental mission aims to prove the concept of a lightweight, accurate Moon landing spacecraft.

We asked two eclipse chasers for tips on how to plan your big moment in the Moon's shadow.

Some things are lost — Moon rocks, Io’s water, even (briefly) the Sun’s light — but what we find in space is so much greater.

An interview with Scott Pace about the Moon’s role in internationally cooperative human space exploration.

How the origins of the Moon could shape the future of human space exploration.

China's mission will collect the first samples from the far side of the Moon.

From asteroid impacts to spacecraft landings (whether successful or not), the Moon is no stranger to being struck.

If a large asteroid impacted the Moon, would it cause problems for us here on Earth?

The rocket stage that will propel an astronaut crew out of Earth orbit on the first human voyage to the Moon’s South Pole has arrived at the launch site for processing prior to the Artemis III launch.  ULA's unique cargo vessel used to transport rock...

ISRO's mission to the Moon's south polar region will deepen our understanding of the Moon.

The Planetary Society is funding a study of salty lakes that may be similar to ancient Mars and some of the Solar System's ocean moons.

If we're going to live on the Moon and Mars for extended periods, we'll have to grow crops in space.