These images mark an early milestone in the mission, confirming that OSIRIS-APEX is healthy and on course for its 2029 ...

In addition to being the last full moon of 2025, it's also one of the last in a string of supermoons that created ...

The Moon is getting 1½ inches (3.8 centimeters) farther away from the Earth every year. Scientists measure the distance to ...

The Blue Moon Mark 1 (MK1) lunar lander is big, beautiful, and preparing to launch within the next four months. Can Blue ...

Characteristics: Quasi-moons can range in size from 30 feet to 1,000 feet. They experience gravitational tugs from Earth, allowing them to slide in and out of shared orbits. Discovery: Astronomers ...

Watch how the Japanese company ispace's Resilience lander attempts to touch down on the moon. "The solar-powered lander carried five science payloads, including a micro moon rover named Tenacious," ...

Asteroid 2024 DW flew about 139,000 miles (224,000 km) away from Earth. The space rock was estimated to be about 43 feet wide (13 m). Credit: Space.com | animation: NASA/JPL-Caltech | edited by Steve ...

Is a sun a star or a planet? While science now agrees the sun is a star, new telescopes may soon challenge how we define solar objects.

A faint asteroid discovered in August has joined Earth’s orbiting neighborhood, traveling alongside our planet and behaving like a second moon. This story also appeared in Bridge Michigan Earth has ...