For the past couple of weeks, Earth's orbit has been home to a "mini-moon" the size of a city bus. The celestial object is ...

Musk has also spoken at length about how SpaceX's Starship launch system could pave the way for affordable, regular lunar ...

Its effects on Earth, from the creation of tides to the gradual lengthening of the day, underscore the interconnectedness of ...

A new study suggests that the planet’s icy interior and liquid ocean could be insulated with a three-to-six-mile-thick layer ...

The scientific term for supermoon is perigee syzygy of the Earth—Moon—Sun system, which to me sounds much more exciting." During a supermoon, the moon can appear up to 30 percent brighter and ...

Scientists are planning to install ultra-precise clocks on the moon to establish a unique lunar time system for future ...

Placing a mass driver on the moon has long been a dream of space exploration enthusiasts. It would open up so many ...

On September 29, 2024, Earth captured a tiny asteroid named 2024 PT5, turning it into a temporary mini-moon. It won't be around much longer.

A recent study points to an exciting possibility: that Uranus's moon Miranda, located in the far reaches of our solar system, ...

DART's goal was to examine how well a planetary defense strategy in moving a threatening space rock away from Earth. Hera will examine the collision from a nearby vantage point, providing a different ...