In 2025, the U.S. leads with over 10.3K satellites in orbit, powering communications, defense, and science, making it a ...

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

Recently, astronomers at the Haleakalā Observatory in Hawaii discovered a new "quasi-satellite" of Earth—2025 PN7. This asteroid shares a similar orbit with Earth, and from our perspective, it appears ...

Aside from 2025 PN7, there are 7 other quasi-moons, according to the Planetary Society, which they refer to as “a gravitational sleight of hand.” From our terrestrial point of view, they may appear to ...

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency warns that Earth-based frameworks don’t translate neatly into orbit.

Three celestial bodies are about to meet up for one night in September in a conjunction that should be widely visible in the ...

Federal funding is about to run out for 19 active space missions studying Earth's climate, exploring the Solar System, and probing mysteries of the Universe.

The idea was that high-powered lasers would propel tiny probes to 20 percent of the speed of light, impelling them with ...

The dwarf planet Pluto and its five known natural satellites (Charon, Styx, Nix, Kerberos, and Hydra) may be frigid, but ...

Both contracts are structured as fixed-price with indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity, aimed at strengthening NASA's ground station capabilities in lunar exploration missions. This series of ...

Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about change on Earth, today released first light ...

This was an unexpected and coincidental discovery of a small, icy, egg-shaped planet in the outermost reaches of our solar ...