When the ESA launched the Gaia spacecraft in 2013, it didn't generate the same fanfare as the launch of other missions like the JWST, or first light from telescopes like the Vera Rubin Observatory.

Because of the sun's positioning in the days just before, during and after the equinox, those looking down east-west roads in Chicago and the suburbs will be able to see the sun framed by much of the ...

The Earth stands alone in the solar system as a habitable world, as far as we know. But that doesn’t mean we don’t get visitors, most often in the form of (usually harmless) asteroids. Some even ...

Earth has a new friend — and it's been waiting for us to notice it for decades. In a new study published in the journal ...

The Earth eclipses the moon in this time-lapsed view from Firefly's Blue Ghost moon lander. Credit: Firefly Aerospace ...

A stunning explosion was captured after a missile appeared to destroy an unidentified flying object, sparking many wild theories about what was really hit. Residents in the Shandong Province of China ...

The mini asteroid 2025 RJ2 passed close to Earth on September 15, 2025, and came even closer to the Moon early on September 16. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has stated that ...

Do we know what space actually smells like? And what about other planets, moons, and celestial bodies? Here's what the ...

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