Occasionally, asteroids get caught in Earth’s orbit, temporarily becoming mini moons before continuing their cosmic paths.

One summer night in 1877, American astronomer Asaph Hall was looking through his telescope in Washington, D.C. Mars was at ...

A scientist has warned that Earth's rotation is unexpectedly accelerating, leading to the shortest day in history. Graham ...

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has shared its skywatching highlights - revealing what will light up the sky in July ...

Investigations by the Japanese company ispace identified issues with speed and an altitude sensor that likely doomed the lander ...

A private lunar lander from Tokyo-based company ispace was aiming for a touchdown in the unexplored far north with a mini ...

One of those investigations involved a distinctive deep dive into studying the interior of the moon.

A "buck moon," which scientists predict will appear on August 23, happens when the moon passes through the same part of the ...

The private ispace Resilience lander is ready for a moon landing attempt at 3:17 p.m. ET on Thursday (June 5).

EARTH is set to have three unexpectedly shorter than average days in the coming weeks – and it’s taken scientists by surprise ...

Images of Earth and the moon captured by the Tianwen 2 robotic probe are released on Tuesday by the China National Space ...

A COLOSSAL asteroid on a collision course with the Moon could damage thousands of satellites and send shrapnel blasting ...