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The total number of quasi-satellites of our planet has gone up by one. There are now 8 small asteroids going around the Sun ...
Imagine a scenario where the Moon, our constant companion in the night sky, begins a deadly trajectory toward Earth. The ...
On Aug. 23, 1966, NASA's Lunar Orbiter 1 sent back the first photo of Earth from the moon. It showed a grainy crescent Earth ...
The asteroid known as 2024 YR4 is out of sight yet still very much on scientists’ minds. The building-sized object, which initially appeared to be on a potential collision course with Earth, is ...
The umbra is the dark, inner shadow of Earth. Shaped like a cone, it stretches deep into space. Its circular cross section ...
The nights following Sept. 12 are a great time to observe the shifting play of light over the vast Montes Apenninus mountain ...
The final 'blood moon' total lunar eclipse of 2025 is coming this Sunday (Sept. 7-8). Here's where the celestial spectacle ...
A Senate Commerce Committee hearing sounded the alarm over the U.S.-China moon race, emphasizing American dominance off Earth ...