On Sept. 18, 1977, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft took a photo of Earth and the moon. It was the first time both the Earth and ...

Experiments on Earth indicate some common species of bacteria and fungi could survive for several days on the moon's surface, ...

In this curious film, a pair of friends venture out into the desert to build an accurate to scale model of our solar system.

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 ...

According to Royal Museums Greenwich, the next full moon will happen on October 7 at 4.48am. A full moon is as close as we ...

Astronomers have identified a tiny quasi-moon, 2025 PN7, orbiting near Earth for about 60 years. This 62-foot-wide near-Earth ...

Three celestial bodies are preparing to meet up for one night in September in a cosmic conjunction that should be widely ...

Did you see the bright star next to the moon? That was Venus, and part of a conjunction between the moon, Venus and the star ...

Everyone who has ever lived on Earth has been well-aware of the moon, but it turns out Earth also has some frequent temporary companions. These "quasi-moons" are small asteroids that enter into a kind ...

The company’s Starship rocket, which has suffered a series of recent test explosions, is still years away from being ready ...

Astronomers have discovered what they think may be another moon orbiting a distant dwarf planet called Quaoar. This small, ...

A Senate Commerce Committee hearing sounded the alarm over the U.S.-China space race, emphasizing American dominance off ...