Would one error transform a lunar danger into a global catastrophe? That is the query confronting researchers as they consider how to handle asteroid 2024 YR4, a 55–60 meter-sized object now estimated ...

Artemis III is planned for 2027. If it stays on schedule, it will be the mission that puts humans back on the moon for the first time in 55 years. The crew plans to touch down in one of 13 planned ...

A supermoon happens when a full moon coincides with the moon’s closest point to Earth. When this alignment occurs, the moon can look up to 14% larger and nearly 30% brighter compared to when it’s ...

The Moon is rusting — and it’s Earth’s fault. Scientists have found that oxygen particles blown from Earth to the Moon can ...

University of Kent researchers successfully grew tea plants in simulated lunar soil, proving astronauts could grow their own ...

Astronomers want to blow up this asteroid before it likely strikes Moon - Deflection missions appear ‘impractical’, ...

Lunar minerals generate the rust mineral hematite when bombarded with high-energy oxygen particles, experiments show.

When you're one of the premiere watchmakers in the world, you can push the boat out for your 270th anniversary. Case in point is Vacheron Constantin, which has rolled out its La Quête du Temps haute ...

Researchers are discussing 2025 PN7, a small celestial body that's following a similar orbital path to our planet's without being gravitationally tied to Earth ...

The current methods for attitude determination are Star Trackers, sun sensors, magnetometers, and gyroscopes. We would like ...

Waste Parrot, a University of Alberta spin-off company recently beat out 1,200 international projects to be one of 17 finalists in a NASA competition to address waste in space.

Astronomers observed asteroid 2023 CX1 from discovery to its abrupt explosion over France, offering rare insights into sudden airbursts and planetary defense risks.