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 ...

A skyscraper-size asteroid, classified as “potentially hazardous,” will make a close pass by Earth on September 18, and skywatchers can catch the event through a simple backyard telescope or a free ...

On December 25, 2021, the largest and most powerful space telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope, was launched into space ...

Astronomers have confirmed that a large near-Earth asteroid, named 2025 FA22, will make a safe flyby of Earth on Thursday, ...

The "potentially hazardous" asteroid 2025 FA22 will fly close past Earth at more than 24,000 mph on Thursday (Sept. 18). The ...

A space instrument built by the University of Colorado Boulder will launch aboard a NASA spacecraft on Sept. 23 to detect and ...

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

An asteroid the size of a skyscraper is approaching Earth at a sprightly 24,136 miles per hour—and will be at its closest to us in two days' time. The space rock—dubbed "2025 FA22"—is a sizeable 520 ...

Webb telescope captures a young giant star firing off an 8-light-year gas jet, and revealing how massive stars form.

Find out when the next full Moon will light up the night sky. Discover its phases and mysteries with ExtremeTech’s guide.

The Moon is getting 1½ inches (3.8 centimeters) farther away from the Earth every year. Scientists measure the distance to ...

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