Watch the epic view of the moon and Earth captured by the Orion spacecraft ahead of its outbound powered flyby. Credit: NASA ...

As of Sunday, Oct. 19, the moon phase is Waning Crescent. Tonight, only 4% will be lit up, according to NASA's Daily Moon ...

Could Artemis III astronauts collect some lunar samples that shed light on the moon's mysterious past? That's what a team of ...

Astronomers have announced that Earth has gained a new cosmic companion, a small asteroid named 2025 PN7, which will accompany our planet for the next half-century. Although some have nicknamed it ...

A newly discovered space rock zoomed safely by Earth on Wednesday (Oct. 15) at only about a quarter of the average distance ...

So the bottom line is that the gravity of the closer tidal bulge on the Earth is pulling the Moon forward, which increases ...

Roughly 4.5 billion years ago, the young solar system was a swirling cloud of gas and dust that formed the first asteroids ...

Researchers are discussing 2025 PN7, a small celestial body that's following a similar orbital path to our planet's without ...

The moon isn’t alone; astronomers have discovered a new quasi-moon that’s following Earth’s orbit, but it’s only sticking ...

The moon's influence is huge, both for human civilization and life as a whole. Its destruction would have catastrophic ...

When Earth is opposite Mars from the sun, it will appear full because you’re looking directly on the daylit side. But ...

Titan’s harsh chemistry breaks basic rules, offering new clues about how life’s building blocks might form in space.