New research suggests there may be a hidden population of minimoons lurking near Earth, with fragments of the Moon traveling ...

Last year in August, the number of moons orbiting Earth temporarily doubled, admittedly from the low starting point of "one", ...

The Earth started as a mixture of gas and dust around the Sun and grew as it collided with asteroids and dust particles.

A key driver of Japan’s space ambitions is the Basic Plan on Space Policy, which was revised in 2023 to reflect the evolving ...

JX8 is moving towards Earth and is classified as potentially hazardous. Should we be worried? With an estimated diameter ...

However, some astronauts said they were far from lonely when cruising through the abyss of space. Michael Collins, who ...

The discovery of 2024 PT5, a small, rocky body dubbed a "minimoon" during its discovery last year, hints at a hidden ...

NASA will continue efforts to restore contact with Lunar Trailblazer through mid-June, holding out hope it can still conduct ...

Consider the dramatic visual and gravitational consequences if a large asteroid struck and fractured the Moon.

Catch some morning meteors, see the Moon reach First Quarter, and watch Mars visit the Beehive in the sky this week.

Vesta has a number of characteristics working in its favor when it comes to its visibility in the night sky. For one, it ...

Earth has only one natural satellite, the moon, which is relatively large compared to its parent planet. It orbits Earth at ...