The moon is getting 1½ inches (3.8 centimeters) farther away from the Earth every year. Scientists measure the distance to the moon by bouncing lasers off mirrors placed there by space probes and ...

Is Earth's new 'second moon' dangerous? Get the truth about Asteroid 2025 PN7, the harmless quasi-moon that baffles NASA ...

U.S. scientists have officially confirmed a new 'quasi-moon' named 2025 PN7, which is sharing Earth's orbit around the Sun. Quasi-moons are rare objects that do not orbit Earth directly, but instead ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander made history early Sunday morning as it touched down on the moon’s surface with 10 NASA payloads. At around 3:25 a.m. ET, the ...

A century ago, Edwin Hubble began the race to the edge of the cosmos Damond Benningfield In 1930, Albert Einstein met with astronomers (including Edwin Hubble, at Einstein's left, back row) at Mount ...

The Moon appears unchanging in the night sky, but its movement hides a slow transformation. For decades, scientists have observed that our satellite is gradually moving away from Earth, year after ...

Because these supernovae emit nearly the same brightness when they explode, one can calculate “how far away the star is” based on how dim it appears. In other words, brightness serves as a yardstick ...

It does take up a good chunk of space on your device, and there’s a bit of a learning curve to get the most out of all its ...

On Oct. 6, a harvest supermoon will peak alongside the gas giant Saturn Getty Calling all skywatchers and moon gazers! On Oct. 6, a supermoon will rise bigger and brighter, casting an eerie glow that ...

The first astronauts due to be sent to the moon in more than 50 years have told Sky News that winning the space race with China is "very important to all of us". NASA is under pressure from Donald ...

The dazzling Orionid meteor shower is set to peak tonight, between midnight and dawn local time. Named after the ...

The first crewed flight around the Moon in over 50 years aims to build a lasting human presence on the lunar surface and lay the groundwork for future journeys to Mars. NASA has announced that its ...