For the last 4.5 billion years our planet has had a reliable celestial companion - the moon. But astronomers have now ...

If you’ve ever wanted to write your name across the stars, now’s your chance. Until Jan. 21, 2026 you can add your name to a ...

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 (13 m). Credit: Space.com | animation: NASA/JPL-Caltech | edited by Steve ...

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

Due to the influence the Earth plays on the moon’s momentum, the Earth’s rotation slows down in response, as explained by DiKerby. However, given that this is such a minor change in distance annually, ...

Astronomers at Pan-STARRS found a tiny quasi-moon, 2025 PN7, orbiting the Sun near Earth since the 1960s, making it the ...

In March 1968, the Soviet Union had a partial success with Zond 4. With this launch, they were able to take the spacecraft ...

Trump's space vision adds to NASA's budget, prioritizing Moon missions and orbital platforms while streamlining the agency's ...

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

The next new moon will occur on Sunday, Sept. 21 at 3:54 p.m. EDT (1954 GMT). A new moon occurs when the moon is directly between Earth and the sun, with its shadowed side pointing towards us. You can ...

A recently observed object called 2025 PN7 was found orbiting near the Earth. The quasi-moon is expected to accompany our planet in a similar orbit for 60 years.

For more than sixty years, a tiny asteroid has been moving in step with Earth, hidden from view until recently. Astronomers now confirm that this small body, named 2025 PN7, is traveling in a special ...