Engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison uncovered a critical flaw in how lunar and Martian rovers are tested on ...

“The probability that asteroid 2024 YR4 will strike the Moon on 22 December 2032 is now approximately 4 percent, and this probability was still slowly rising as the asteroid faded out of view,” the ...

Tuesday, July 22, is expected to be the second of three days in 2025 where more than a millisecond could be shaved off the ...

As Earth spins faster than it has in decades, atomic clocks are catching the difference, and shorter days are on the horizon.

Getting to the moon takes a lot of small steps, like Europe's new LUNA training facility. But it's not there yet. Next step: a moon gravity simulator.

"It is incredible that modern telescopic surveys have the ability to detect such small objects up to millions of kilometers ...

On Earth, the moon's gravitational pull causes the oceans to bulge out on both the side closest to the moon and the side farthest from the moon. NASA/Vi Nguyen. Tides are complex, ...

On Earth, the moon's gravitational pull causes the oceans to bulge out on both the side closest to the moon and the side farthest from the moon. NASA/Vi Nguyen.

July 2025 will be one of the shortest days on record as the Earth will complete its full rotation in slightly less time than ...

But Earth’s gravitational pull won’t hold it for long. By Nov. 25, the mini-moon is expected to break free and be once again on its way through space. Advertisement ...

On July 9, 2025, scientists at the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS) reported that the Earth ...