Asteroid 2024 PT5 is considered Earth's mini-moon and may be a key target for potential asteroid mining operations.

Solar eclipses only occur at the New Moon phase of the lunar cycle (a series of eight unique phases of the moon's visibility) ...

September's new moon occurs on Sept. 21 and will partially eclipse the sun for skywatchers in the southern Pacific Ocean and ...

Astronomers have found yet another quasi-moon companion of Earth in its orbit around the Sun believed to be a chunk of our ...

A recently observed object called 2025 PN7 was found orbiting near the Earth. The quasi-moon is expected to accompany our ...

NASA has estimated that the metals in these asteroids could be worth as much as $10 billion per person, and mining the richest ten asteroids could yield $1.5 trillion. However, the actual extraction ...

The next full moon will be the largest and brightest full moon of the year - the October 2025 harvest supermoon. Here's what to know and when to watch ...

So the bottom line is that the gravity of the closer tidal bulge on the Earth is pulling the Moon forward, which increases ...

Saturn will put on a show for professional and backyard astromers alike, and be the brightest and closest it has been to Earth all year. On Sunday, Sept. 21, Saturn will be at opposition, meaning 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 U.S. and China are in a sprint toward manned missions to the lunar surface by the end of this decade, with sights on 2029 ...