Asteroid 2024 DW flew about 139,000 miles (224,000 km) away from Earth. The space rock was estimated to be about 43 feet wide ...

Why is the Moon exactly the same apparent size from Earth as the Sun? Surely this cannot be just coincidence; the odds ...

As part of plans to establish a lunar base, the space agency may send to the moon a spare test version of the rover — as well ...

Every time I see the moon in the sky, it makes me happy. Our natural satellite is so familiar it’s easy to take it for ...

A new image of an asteroid, referred to as a “quasi-moon,” has been released ...

This first Full Moon of Summer will be the last 'micromoon' for 2026.

There is a very peculiar Talmudic tradition about the purpose of the new moon sin-offering. For whom does this offering atone ...

Skywatchers will have a chance to see the first full moon of summer Monday night as June's Strawberry Moon rises with a warm golden glow.

China’s Tianwen-2 spacecraft is about to arrive at Kamoʻoalewa, Earth’s mysterious “mini-moon,” to collect samples that may ...

SpaceX manages several lines of business, each of which may be better served by a more focused company.

James Webb found Neptune's moon Nereid has an unusual icy surface, suggesting it formed alongside the planet instead of being captured later.

As the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum turns 50, an expansive exhibition celebrates how art has coincided with space ...