Upon separation just over an hour after liftoff, the spacecraft will rely on its meticulously designed propulsion system consisting of 24 engines and nearly 6,000 lbs (2,750 kg) of fuel and propellant ...

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 ...

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

The Earth has got itself a new moon.The new satellite is temporary: it will leave again at the end of November. And it is ...

Orbiting our planet in a horseshoe-shape, the moon will eventually return to a heliocentric orbit, which is around the Sun.

It is widely believed that the moon formed during a collision between Earth and a small planet known as Theia.