Fujii began tracking moon flashes more than a decade ago. He started initial observations in 2011, he explained. He has been ...

The Moon was struck by two asteroids last week, and the activity was caught on camera by a Japanese astronomer. The impact ...

Bursts of light captured crashing into the moon last week were caused by dual asteroid strikes against the lunar surface that ...

A spectacular lunar explosion, captured by amateur astronomer Daichi Fujii, illuminated the Moon's night side on October 30 and November 1, 2025. Thes ...

The first flash, on Thursday, emerged just east of the 70-mile-wide Gassendi Crater. The second appeared west of Oceanus ...

Planetary scientist Adeene Denton runs computer simulations to investigate Pluto, the moons of Saturn and other icy bodies in the solar system.

On the night of October 30, 2025, something big crashed onto the Moon, producing a spectacular explosion that was visible all ...

Trapped in a gravitational push and pull between Jupiter and other Jovian moons, Io is constantly being stretched and ...

The Waxing Gibbous phase occurs when more than half of the moon is illuminated but it is not yet full. This phase is characterized by its bright appearance, making it an excellent time for lunar ...

These vast plains, formed by ancient volcanic activity ... Binoculars can reveal the Gassendi Crater, a large impact crater, and the Apennine Mountains, a prominent mountain range on the moon's ...

A “supermoon” occurs when a full moon coincides with the Moon’s closest approach to Earth in its elliptical orbit. During every 27-day orbit around Earth, the Moon reaches both its perigee, about ...

The moon is not a dead desert, as its surface and interior remain active, according to new research from Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. Scientists at the university, through ...