Upon separation just over an hour after liftoff, the spacecraft will rely on its meticulously designed propulsion system ...

During the COVID-19 lockdown, reduced human activity had unexpected effects beyond Earth, with some studies suggesting a cooling effect on the Moon. This raises questions about how lunar temperatures ...

The country just unveiled the next-gen suits that its taikonauts will wear on its landmark lunar mission. The design, which ...

In Hawaii, sky watchers won't be able to see the full "ring of fire" but can still view a partial solar eclipse starting at sunrise at about 6:23 a.m. to about 6:45 a.m. local time.

On Sunday, Sept. 29, Earth captured a new "minimoon" called 2024 PT5. The bus-size asteroid is expected to orbit our planet ...

Here’s the deal: On Sept. 29 Earth’s gravity snagged a “mini moon” and pulled it into our orbit. This second moon is ...

This fall, the Earth will have a temporary cosmic companion. Astronomers have discovered that a “mini moon" will orbit our ...

While the US remains on track to send humans back to the moon, China isn’t far behind. In fact, the China Manned Space Agency ...

Mars and the Moon are the only two places Prof Cox could imagine seeing anybody visit and begin to build a permanent presence ...

Premieres Wednesdays, Oct. 2 - 30, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. New discoveries are proving it – our solar system is ...

When, where and how to watch Wednesday's annular solar eclipse, when the sun transforms into a 'ring of fire.' ...

But it is one of a very few times that we have seen the Earth acquire a new temporary satellite of this kind ... bound to our ...