In a plan ripped straight from the script of the 1998 movie "Armageddon," scientists have suggested a simple, if violent, method of dealing with a troublesome asteroid. Just nuke it.

The Moon, our constant celestial companion, is drifting away from Earth at a slow but measurable rate. According to a ...

Dr. Jose Hurtado from UTEP is part of a team creating detailed lunar south pole maps to aid future Artemis missions, ...

The first mission of the program, Artemis I, lifted off on November 16, 2022. The uncrewed flight to test the equipment was, ...

Understanding moon phases requires knowledge of the moon's orbit around Earth, which lasts approximately 29.5 days. As the moon travels through its orbit, the relative positions of the Sun, Moon, and ...

U.S. scientists confirm Earth's new quasi-moon, 2025 PN7, sharing our orbit for 60 more years. Learn how quasi-moons work and ...

Advanced space travel relies on a fundamental understanding of the restricted three-body problem (RTBP), in which one of the ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 currently has a 4% chance of smashing into the Moon in about seven years. Astronomers are already working ...

The successful return of Artemis II will serve as an essential foundation for Artemis III, the mission planned to land ...

"To call this mission fully successful, we need to go fly by the moon, bring the crew home safely and welcome them back with ...

The United States' civil space agency NASA has announced plans to launch a crewed mission around the moon in April next year, ...

NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have launched three new missions to enhance our understanding of ...