NASA has estimated that the metals in these asteroids could be worth as much as $10 billion per person, and mining the richest ten asteroids could yield $1.5 trillion. However, the actual extraction ...

Every so often, Jupiter's strong gravity sends an asteroid hurtling through the solar system, sometimes towards Earth. Last ...

Solar eclipses only occur at the New Moon phase of the lunar cycle (a series of eight unique phases of the moon's visibility) ...

NASA is recruiting volunteers to help track the path of the Artemis II mission that is sending a crew to orbit the Moon.

NASA safety advisers say they doubt the lunar lander version of SpaceX’s Starship will be ready to support the Artemis 3 ...

The U.S. and China are in a sprint toward manned missions to the lunar surface by the end of this decade, with sights on 2029 ...

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

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 ...

Regulus, a distant star, Venus and our moon will be visible during a conjunction tonight, and how Californians can best see it.

The next full moon will be the largest and brightest full moon of the year - the October 2025 harvest supermoon. Here's what ...

Three missions aimed at observing space weather are set to launch Sept. 23 from Florida. Here's what to know about NASA's ...

The moon and Venus will shine vividly alongside a bright star in the early morning in a celestial rendezvous that should be visible across the U.S.