Unusual potassium isotope signatures in Chang’e-6 lunar samples point to extreme conditions created by the impact that formed ...

Hubble Space Telescope images have revealed a second massive collision between planetary bodies orbiting the nearby star ...

Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, may have been born in a colossal cosmic crash. New research suggests Titan formed when two older moons slammed together hundreds of millions of years ago—an event so ...

Astronomers say a distant, sunlike star shows signs of a catastrophic planet-on-planet crash that may mirror the ancient impact that formed Earth's moon.

Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, might have formed after a collision with a lost moon, according to new research.

A bright new lunar crater detected in spacecraft images shows that asteroid impacts continue to reshape the Moon’s surface today. The Moon’s familiar surface tells a story of both ancient violence and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This view was taken from above the ringplane and looks toward the unlit side of the rings. Here, the probe gazes upon Titan in the ...

Scientists observe a dramatic collision between two planets, offering insights into the formation of Earth's Moon 4.5 billion ...

The team of astronomers behind the find suggested it could help us better understand planet and moon formation in our solar system and beyond the Milky Way. The team was able to make the first-ever ...

Whether it’s under the stars on the Main Green, from smudged dorm windows or through open sunroofs, we see the moon nearly every night. But a new study by Brown researchers suggests that we know less ...

Webb Telescope is investigating the formation of moons around a massive planet. Astronomers are using the data to study the chemical composition of a disc that is believed to be the basis for the ...