There was an opportunity Thursday night to catch the March 2025 "Blood Moon," a phenomenon that colors the full moon in ...

After launching from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the spacecraft traveled on a winding path over three times around Earth before entering the moon's orbit and landing within Mare ...

Moon exploration is undergoing a potentially transformative moment. Over the course of six weeks, three different lunar landers began a rocket-fueled space journey to learn more about Earth’s nearest ...

The tri-state area is being treated to a full lunar eclipse early tomorrow. If you manage to be awake between 2:26 a.m. and 3 ...

In late 2024, astronomers spotted asteroid 2024 YR4 on a trajectory that could potentially threaten Earth. This observation ...

Night owls and astronomy enthusiasts will want to look up in the skies late tonight in Colorado, and hope there aren’t too ...

Firefly Aerospace shared a final message from Blue Ghost as the lander's lunar mission came to a close on Sunday.

The Hera probe has swung around Mars, using the planet’s gravitational pull to fling itself toward its asteroid target.

So, how fast is Earth moving around ... in its orbit. As our planet catches up with and passes others, like Mars, they temporarily appear to move backward before resuming their usual path.

Currently in low lunar orbit, the spacecraft ... to softly touch down on the moon’s surface in a region called Mare Crisium. The descent process takes around one hour, which will be a nail ...

This also allows totality to be seen over a large portion of the globe, instead of one relatively thin “path of totality” like we ... That is because the moon’s orbit around the Earth is not perfectly ...

Getting from Earth to space isn’t just about speed—it’s about planning the right trajectory. The Moon, our closest neighbor, ...