Earth has quietly picked up a new traveling companion, a tiny captured object that astronomers say will loop around our ...

About 4.5 billion years ago, a colossal impact between the young Earth and a mysterious planetary body called Theia changed ...

After the International Space Station is decommissioned, China and possibly Russia will have active space stations in low Earth orbit. America will not.

NASA’s lunar orbiter has just revealed a small, previously unseen impact scar on the Moon, a subtle feature that was hiding ...

“Impact flashes on the moon are very common,” University of Colorado Boulder astrophysical and planetary sciences professor Paul Hayne said. “In fact, they happen more or less every night, and it’s a ...

The asteroid, known as 2022 RD2, belongs to a rare class of space rocks called Arjunas. These objects travel around the sun ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — After launching from Florida's space coast and cruising toward the moon for the last five months, the Japanese company ispace is preparing to touch down its lunar lander on ...

Is there a full moon tonight? Here's what to know about today's special moon phase and when to look up for the next meteor ...

SpaceX's Starship booster exploded during testing of the new Super Heavy in South Texas early Friday. The incident happened ...

The moon was 252,706 miles from Earth’s center at 2:46 a.m., roughly four hours before the new moon phase begins. This distance marks one of the four largest separations between Earth and its natural ...

The December full moon, also known as the cold moon, will rise early in the month, on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025 at 6:14 p.m.

Blue Origin has big plans for its big New Glenn rocket after its 2nd-ever launch, including vehicle upgrades and a taller ...