As Earth travels through space, it occasionally encounters near-Earth objects (NEOs), including asteroids, which spark both curiosity and concern. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) monitors these ...
On Sunday, September 29, our planet captured the tiny asteroid named 2024 PT5, turning it into a temporary mini-moon.
New computer-driven techniques allow eclipse calculations to consider the sun’s radius and the topography of the moon and ...
The next eclipse of 2024, the "Ring of Fire," is coming this week and will be partially visible to Americans in just one state.
The bouncy bot was designed by university students in Switzerland for exploring microgravity environments, such as asteroids.
An annular solar eclipse will create a rare "ring of fire" phenomenon visible in parts of South America on Wednesday.
We think of the moon as orbiting the earth, following a spiraling trajectory as the earth itself orbits the sun. But this is ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — You’ve likely heard of a supermoon, but have you ever heard of a micromoon? While supermoons always take ...
Setting a fire in space sounds like a bad idea, scientists have been safely creating controlled flames in space for decades.
One of the most sought after locations for the eclipse was remote Easter Island, or Rapa Nui as its called by residents, ...
Skygazers on the tip of South America were treated Wednesday to a spectacular "ring of fire" solar eclipse that was visible ...
Lucky sky watchers across South America will be dazzled by a special space phenomenon on Wednesday, when the moon passes ...