Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander, a private spacecraft hired by NASA to take experiments to the moon, is flying laps ...

The Moon meets the Red Planet’s rival in Scorpius, skims close to Saturn, and reaches New phase in the sky this week.

2024 PT5 is the second near-Earth asteroid scientists suspect was ejected from the moon's surface, the first being 469219 ...

Scientists think a small rock discovered near Earth last August was hurled into space by an ancient impact on the lunar surface.

Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, two teams of astronomers—centered at Penn State and MIT—independently announced new discoveries about an extreme form of planetary destruction: apparently ...

NASA has plans to launch the first deep space station for humans to live long-term. Is it a necessary step to Mars?

NASA's Artemis III mission, which was expected to return astronauts to the Moon for the first time since 1972, has been ...

This week, explore the latest chapter of the new moon race, uncover extinct creatures that may be revived, get up close with tiny seahorses, and more.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk made light of Starship's fiery end. "Success is uncertain, but entertainment is guaranteed!" he said on ...

Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, pulled off a daring booster catch on its most ambitious test flight yet, but ...

The Red Planet reaches its best position all year this week on January 15. Here’s how and when to get out and see it.

Pluto may have got romantic to capture its largest moon, colliding and engaging in a passionate but icy 10 hour kiss with ...