Pluto is a bit of a loner. The dwarf planet is no longer considered a regular planet; it does not orbit on the same plane as ...

Apophis will zoom safely past the Earth closer than the orbits of geosynchronous satellites on April 13, 2029. As well as the ...

The orbits of a seven-planet system discovered in Kepler Space Telescope data has been sonified. Credit: Bishop’s University / Jason Rowe / NASA Ames Research Center ...

Asteroid 2024 DW flew about 139,000 miles (224,000 km) away from Earth. The space rock was estimated to be about 43 feet wide (13 m). Credit: Space.com | animation: NASA/JPL-Caltech | edited by Steve ...

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So the bottom line is that the gravity of the closer tidal bulge on the Earth is pulling the Moon forward, which increases the size of the Moon’s orbit. This means that the Moon gets slightly farther ...

Science advances through data that don't fit our current understanding. At least that was Thomas Kuhn's theory in his famous ...

Jupiter-like planet 8 UMi b, named Halla, orbits its host red giant star Baekdu closely. The red giant's merger with a white ...

TUCSON, Ariz. — Scientists have found a massive baby planet that’s still feeding and growing in space. The planet, called WISPIT 2b, weighs about five times more than Jupiter and sits between two ...

A woman drove into a Planet Fitness building in New Jersey and killed a man inside earlier today. Four were injured, including the driver, who were all taken to the hospital as a precaution. There is ...