A solar eclipse, or Surya Grahan, has always mesmerised people, blending awe, mystery, and centuries of cultural rituals. But ...

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 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 ...

Our planet has apparently had a small companion that went undetected for decades. What took so long to find it and why was it hidden?

Analysis by researchers at the University of Bern suggests that water and other volatile compounds arrived on Earth from ...

The moon had a fluctuating orbit around the Earth, but recent changes in distance could be caused by the tidal force shifting the planet’s mass.

If you’ve ever wanted to write your name across the stars, now’s your chance. Until Jan. 21, 2026 you can add your name to a ...

The moon's gravity causes high and low tides, something known as the tidal force. As the tidal force shifts Earth's mass, it ...

In March 1968, the Soviet Union had a partial success with Zond 4. With this launch, they were able to take the spacecraft ...

A coalition of scientists and historians are floating a long-shot plan to retrieve orbiting relics—raising questions about ...

For more than sixty years, a tiny asteroid has been moving in step with Earth, hidden from view until recently. Astronomers ...