A fragment of our moon may be orbiting the sun with Earth
11 November 2021
Kamo‘oalewa, an object that orbits the sun along with Earth, is unexpectedly red, leading researchers to suspect it came from the moon
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Earth had a minimoon for nearly three years before it drifted away
23 November 2020
Astronomers spotted a minimoon orbiting Earth in February and have confirmed it was there for nearly three years before drifting away. We should be able to find many more like it in the future
A giant impact may have caused cracks all over Jupiter's moon Ganymede
23 July 2020
New analysis of images of cracks on Ganymede indicate that they cover most of the surface in concentric rings, suggesting a giant impact rocked the moon 4 billion years ago
Earth has acquired a brand new moon that's about the size of a car
26 February 2020
Astronomers have spotted an asteroid that has been captured by Earth's gravity, making it a temporary mini-moon. It will probably fly away again in April
Titan’s odd-shaped lakes may have formed from underground explosions
9 September 2019
Saturn’s moon Titan has some lakes that are strangely shaped and appear to have formed from explosions of underground nitrogen hundreds of millions of years ago
Apollo astronauts might have found a piece of Earth on the moon
28 January 2019
A 4 billion-year-old rock found on the moon may have originally come from our planet, and could be one of the oldest Earth rocks ever seen
Moon craters reveal surprise rise in asteroid shrapnel pelting Earth
17 January 2019
Craters on the moon show that it and Earth faced a massive increase in large meteorite strikes about 290 million years ago, which could have endangered life on the planet
Giant grooves on Mars’s moon Phobos may be caused by rolling boulders
22 November 2018
Mars’ largest moon, Phobos, is covered in enormous grooves that stretch over kilometres. They may have been caused by boulders rolling around the surface
A mountain range on Saturn’s moon Iapetus may be a former ring
2 March 2018
Falling space debris should make craters on rocky surfaces. But on Saturn’s moon Iapetus, it might have created a belt of mountains around the equator
Mysterious streaks seen on Saturn’s moons could be ancient rings
12 December 2017
A series of parallel lines on Saturn’s moons Dione and Rhea have scientists scratching their heads. Could they be a sign of rings that crashed to the surface?
