Project A119 was a Cold War-era response to Sputnik, with the goal of using a nuclear explosion in space to scare the Soviets ...

China's space agency has opened up a first round of applications for researchers to borrow its Chang'e 6 lunar far side ...

For the past couple of weeks, Earth's orbit has been home to a "mini-moon" the size of a city bus. The celestial object is ...

November's full moon, known as the Beaver Moon, will be the last supermoon of the year, and you can catch it next week.

Earth’s newly captured mini-moon 2024 PT5 will depart in November, highlighting the fascination with transient asteroids.

On September 29, 2024, Earth captured a tiny asteroid named 2024 PT5, turning it into a temporary mini-moon. It won't be around much longer.

As part of their ongoing "What If?" series, Randall Munroe of xkcd and Henry Reich of MinutePhysics looked at what might ...

The Beaver Moon, the next full moon and last supermoon of 2024, will light up Michigan skies in mid-November. Here's what to ...

A new simulation technology developed by the University of Bristol enables effective remote control of lunar robots for moon dust collection, supporting astronaut training and potentially reducing the ...

These changes in appearance are the phases of the moon. As the moon orbits Earth, it cycles through eight distinct phases. The four primary phases of the moon (new moon, first quarter, full moon ...