NASA’s Parker Solar Probe flew closer to the sun than any spacecraft ever has, surviving expected temperatures of 1,800 ...

PT5, initially identified as a near-Earth asteroid, is believed to be a lunar fragment due to its unique orbit and mineral ...

The Space Coast set a new record in 2024 with 93 launches from all providers, building off the 72 orbital missions flown in 2023. With SpaceX’s continued pace, more launches from United Launch ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A newly discovered asteroid has a tiny chance of smacking Earth in 2032, space agency officials said ...

NASA warns of three asteroids, including a bus-sized space rock, passing close to Earth on January 30, 2025. Find out their ...

This image of Mars taken by NASA shows a Martian crater in the shape of a heart. The University of Wyoming Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium will present “Hearts in the Sky,” a Valentine’s Day program at ...

On this date, Jan. 29, 1859, American astronomer William Cranch Bond died. Cranch and his son, George Phillps Bond, ...

A chunk of space rock that visited near Earth's orbit last year was widely called a "mini-moon," a nickname that was more ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but get a telescope and you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

An asteroid that orbited near Earth for a few months as a mini-moon may be a chunk of the moon that was blasted off by an ...

New research suggests that Earth's recent mini-moon might have originated as part of our actual moon long, long ago.

Earth’s nearest neighbors will be on display in the night sky and inside the Cincinnati Observatory during Nearest Neighbors Night on Saturday, February 1. This event will focus on the three celestial ...