Beyond Earth, there are abundant resources on the Moon and, more significantly, on asteroids. The asteroid belt between Mars ...

The Mars Moons eXploration spacecraft will fire its thrusters to maneuver into orbit around Mars (depicted in this digital ...

A half moon passes close to Jupiter on April 22, creating a striking scene. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

A waxing crescent moon will pass just a few degrees from Jupiter tonight, creating one of April’s most striking naked-eye sky pairings.

At first, McDowell highlighted the astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as contenders for the farthest ...

The sun is at the Reach Museum, where it takes the form of arches overlooking Bateman Island and the Columbia River at the Richland Wye. Eight planets and an asteroid orbit it in a regional solar ...

When a spacecraft lifts off or orbits the Moon, it represents decades of planning, testing, innovation, and coordinated expertise that enable advanced space exploration. But what makes human space ...

When Heinrich Olbers spotted asteroid Pallas on March 28, 1802, it called into question the recent discovery of Ceres as the “missing” planet between Mars and Jupiter. The Titius-Bode law, a ...

In the 18th century, an international group of astronomers referred to as the “Celestial Police” devoted themselves to the search of the “missing” planet between Mars and Jupiter. A planet was ...

The "NEO Hunter" mission would use Blue Origin's Blue Ring spacecraft to deflect space rocks. This plan builds on NASA's successful DART mission, which proved an asteroid's path could be altered.

Fans of the sci-fi series will get a chance to try out the action RPG game in an open beta next month. David Lumb is a managing editor for the mobile team, covering mobile and gaming spaces. Over the ...

On the morning of March 17, 2026, many people across the northeast United States and parts of Canada observed a bright fireball moving across the sky. NASA reported that the fireball was caused by a ...