The moon's orbit is elliptical, or oval-shaped, meaning as its distance from our planet changes, its apparent size changes, ...

But surprisingly, the object’s orbit around the sun is similar to Earth’s, suggesting that 2024 PT5 originated ... faint rocks ejected by the moon. “We’re also going to have to get savvier about how ...

The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...

Scientists say the threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world's telescopes ...

The Blue Ghost spacecraft will attempt a lunar landing on Sunday, March 2 after roughly 45 days orbiting both Earth and the moon itself. The lengthy orbital period will enable mission operators to ...

Because its orbit around the sun closely matches Earth's, astronomers determined that the "mini-moon" likely originated from nearby in our solar system. Now, research published this month in the ...

But the mission will also bring something that’s never been installed on the moon or anywhere else in space before—a fully ...

This growing family of moon rocks around Earth is packed with insights about ... see the public interested in asteroids that aren’t going to kill us,” Dr. Kareta said.

As NASA astronauts aim for landings in 2027, geologists find surprises in recently retrieved samples from the far ...

Inside a giant sphere, the engineers pored over their equipment. Before them stood a silvery metal contraption swathed in colourful wires – a box that they hope will one day make oxygen on the moon.

But surprisingly, the object’s orbit around the sun is similar to Earth’s ... faint rocks ejected by the moon. “We’re also going to have to get savvier about how we can whittle down ...