During its recent mini-moon stint, scientists studied the 2024 PT5 from Earth. Based on the cosmic object's composition and ...

The ground on Mars is full of nitrogen, a vital component for planet life, raising hopes that it might be more hospitable ...

Alinda is one of the five largest near-Earth asteroids, coming closer than 9.3 million miles until the year 2200.

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Pluto and its largest moon Charon could have come together via a 10-hour “kiss-and-capture” encounter after a grazing ...

Charon is large in size relative to Pluto, and is locked in a tight orbit with the dwarf planet. A new simulation suggests how it ended up there.

As Mars approaches opposition this month, it will become a dazzling spectacle in the night sky. See it at its best now, or ...

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander will fly a 60-day mission to deliver a suite of NASA science equipment to the ...

In 2025, there will be two Lunar Eclipses: • March 14, 2025 (UTC): Total Eclipse, visible from the Pacific, the Americas, ...

Artemis delays raise questions about NASA's 2027 moon landing goal. Can the US maintain its lead in space exploration?

Firefly Aerospace will team up with NASA to explore the lunar surface's Gruithuisen Domes, using sophisticated instruments ...

Private companies are staking claims to radio spectrum on the Moon with the aim of exploiting an emerging lunar economy, Financial Times research has found.