A camera aboard India’s Aditya-L1 spacecraft captured the Earth and moon. The spacecraft launched atop a PSLV rocket. Credit: ...

The Moon has no real atmosphere, but Earth has, in a sense, been generously trying to share its own for billions of years. A ...

Dust returned by China’s Chang’e-6 mission reveals rare, water-rich CI chondrite meteorite fragments—found on the Moon for ...

A supermoon occurs when a full or new moon coincides with the Moon’s closest approach to Earth, making it appear bigger and ...

Some time next year Artemis II will blast off and carry a crew of four on a shakedown cruise to the moon. They will not land ...

For years, scientists thought Saturn’s moon Titan hid a global ocean beneath its frozen surface. A new look at Cassini data ...

The Ursid meteor shower peaks on Sunday, Dec. 21, just after the solstice, with ideal viewing conditions and dark skies just ...

The 2025 winter solstice happens on Sunday, Dec. 21, bringing the longest night and marking the start of astronomical winter.

SpaceX has confirmed a target IPO date of 2026. The company may reach an IPO valuation of $1.5 trillion. At that price, SpaceX will sell for more than 60x current-year sales. It's finally official: ...

Humanity has sent into space everything from lightsabers and Tesla Roadsters to golden records and entire digital genetic ...

Arizona’s night skies will give local skywatchers a full year of must-see stargazing events in 2026. Cosmic spectacles like ...

The Ursid meteor shower, which marks the final celestial event of the year, will peak between Sunday night and early Monday ...