Mini moons are just asteroids that get trapped between the Earth and the moon's gravitational pull, so they can't pass us by ...

The space agency is aiming to tackle time discrepancies caused by gravity as Artemis missions prepare for humankind's return ...

There are four different types of solar eclipses, including total solar eclipse, annular solar eclipse, partial solar eclipse ...

Asteroids are ripe for mining. Some contain gold or platinum. Others could help make rocket fuel. When they're mini-moons, ...

China has taken a step forward in its ambitious plan to land astronauts on the moon by 2030 – unveiling the specially ...

The MESOM spacecraft will fly on a peculiar trajectory enabled by the gravitational attraction of the Earth, the Sun and the Moon, and will use the shadow of the Moon to re-create a total solar ...

The arrival of 2024 PT5 offers astronomers anopportunity to study a celestial object that is rarely seen up close.

Mars and the Moon are the only two places Prof Cox could imagine seeing anybody visit and begin to build a permanent presence in his lifetime. Despite asteroids the size of stadiums hurtling through ...

Jared Isaacman, who made the first commercial spacewalk, says his Polaris program aims to speed up human colonization of ...

This week see many special celestial sights, from a bright comet and a solar eclipse to a bright Venus and the possibility of ...

The Earth has a new companion for the next 2 months! A passing asteroid named 2024 PT5 has become gravitationally tethered to ...

A small asteroid will join Earth's orbit around the sun for two months beginning Sunday, becoming a 'mini-moon.' ...