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

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At aphelion, Earth’s distance from the sun is about 94.5 million miles. Six months later, at the start of January in the winter, Earth is at its closest point to the sun at 91.5 million miles.

A new image released by China's space agency offers the first glimpse at the Tianwen 2 spacecraft, which is en route to collect samples from one of Earth's "quasi-moons". The photo shows some ...

Because subduction drags crust deep into the earth, its beginnings are hard to examine. The new study provides a rare ancient example of potential subduction “infection.” Its authors say they ...

Cosmic jets are only able to be seen from Earth using the X-ray lens from the Chandra X-ray Observatory, the most powerful telescope NASA currently has, which is responsible for searching the furthest ...

Here’s how it works. A view from Resilience, the ispace lunar lander, shows the brilliance of Earth. (Image credit: ispace) ...

Rocket Lab launched an Earth-observing radar satellite to orbit for the Japanese company iQPS on Wednesday morning (June 11). An Electron rocket topped with the QPS-SAR-11 spacecraft lifted off ...

China’s overseas shipments of rare earth magnets halved in May from April, tumbling to their lowest levels in more than five years due to export curbs. Beijing said this month that it would ...

As we venture farther from Earth, we uncover powerful tools to fight disease, extend life and enhance human well-being. Central to these breakthroughs is the power of microgravity.