A new study implies that in the past, moons in our solar system may have had rings just like planets do — deepening the ...

Extractable water near the south pole of our closest celestial neighbor promises a new spark for future space explorers.

Pluto likely acquired large moon Charon in a “kiss and capture” collision billions of years ago. It may have created a ...

Overturning decades of assumptions about how Charon formed, researchers have revealed an entirely new form of cosmic collision.

A piece of moon rock gifted to Ireland following NASA's historic Apollo 11 mission in 1969 was tragically destroyed in a fire, newly uncovered documents from Ireland's National Archives reveal.

A priceless piece of Moon rock donated to Ireland following a Nasa mission was destroyed in a fire, newly released records show. Documents from the National Archives in Dublin detail the ...

A priceless piece of lunar rock given to Ireland following a Nasa mission was lost in a fire at Dunsink Observatory, newly released records show. A priceless piece of Moon rock donated to Ireland ...

A lunar rock collected by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on humanity’s first trip to the Moon in 1969 was accidentally destroyed in a fire after spending three years in an Irish basement ...

"This piece of moon rock had lain in the basement of this department for three-and-a-half years due to indecision as to where it might best be displayed." Originally presented to Ireland's then ...