A recently observed object called 2025 PN7 was found orbiting near the Earth. The quasi-moon is expected to accompany our ...

So the bottom line is that the gravity of the closer tidal bulge on the Earth is pulling the Moon forward, which increases the size of the Moon’s orbit. This means that the Moon gets slightly farther ...

Because the Earth is doing the work of increasing the Moon's momentum, the Earth's rotation slows down in turn, as its momentum goes to the Moon. To put it another way, as the Moon's orbital momentum ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered a small moon quietly circling Uranus, a world already known for its unusual ...

Outer space has fascinated people from the very first time a human being gazed upon the night sky and wondered what the beams of light in the sky were and what they meant. The moon has particularly ...

Instead of using solid fuel elements, this innovative design uses liquid uranium fuel to heat the rocket propellant directly.

The photographs were taken during scheduled checkouts of the spacecraft’s science instruments, crucial for calibrating its sensitive cameras ahead of Psyche’s planned arrival at its namesake asteroid ...

Discover Our Solar System Through Detailed 3D Models Forget dusty textbooks and flat diagrams. We’re talking about ...

An uncrewed mission called Artemis 1 flew around the moon and back again in 2022. Four astronauts aim to do the same next ...

The crescent moon will be positioned close to Mars soon after sunset on Aug. 26 Look to the western horizon to catch a ...