An asteroid will pass so close to Earth on Sept. 29 that it will temporarily be captured by gravity and be our planetary ...

China set to unveil long-term vision for space science The Chinese Academy of Sciences is aiming to accelerate its progress ...

Earth will soon have a second moon, but it will be nothing like the one we're accustomed to seeing in the night sky. The new "mini-moon" will be asteroid 2024 PT5, a space rock discovered earlier this ...

This new floating rock is only expected to orbit the Earth once, beginning its trip Sept. 29 before breaking off from its ...

What you may not expect, however, is two moons lighting up the sky. But according to scientists, for a short period of time, ...

Though the mini-moon will only be in Earth’s orbit for about two months, it’ll stay close to the planet for a few months, ...

Compared to the iPhone 16 Pro Max, there's a lack of contrast with the night sky appearing to be dark gray. There's a greater ...

Dark sky” campaigns to reign in light pollution are gaining traction across the country—and in the Berkshires.

NASA's Curiosity rover has captured a spectacular sight from the surface of Mars: The first-ever photo of Earth alongside the ...

According to a new study, if a primordial black hole passed within a few hundred million miles of Mars, it could shift the planet's orbit by about a meter -- causing a "wobble." ...

A mostly clear Tuesday night sky allowed Central New York to get a clean look at the full harvest supermoon, which created a ...

The moon, which is in its full phase, is closer to Earth in its orbit than its average distance, which makes it appear larger than normal in the sky. A partial lunar eclipse happens when the Earth ...