This novel and efficient series of maneuvers demonstrates the Space Force's commitment to achieving groundbreaking innovation ...

Research suggests the Earth captured the Moon from space, rather than forming the rocky satellite from collision particles ...

Astronomers from Penn State University trying to figure out the origin of our planet's moon are now claiming that the moon ...

The Hunter's Moon will be the third of four consecutive supermoons of 2024 and will reach peak illumination on Thursday, Oct.

The general consensus is that Theia crashed into Earth billions of years ago and led to the formation of the Moon. The story ...

This month's full moon, known as Hunter's Moon, will be the brightest of 2024 and the third supermoon of the year ...

Ye Guangfu also zoomed in on, and introduced, Wenchang spaceport. "Wenchang Satellite Launch Center is located in the east of ...

For the next two months, the moon will have a temporary companion in its orbit around the Earth. A small asteroid, called a “mini-moon,” will partially circle the Earth before returning on an ...

Earth gained a temporary mini-moon for a period of two months, but the origin story of our very own Moon remains a mystery.

Earth will temporarily get a second moon next week when a tiny asteroid begins its two month orbit around the planet, though researchers say the space rock likely won’t be visible without the ...

The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-7) will change its orbit by executing a series of novel maneuvers, called aerobraking.

SPACE (KXAN) — Earth is picking up a new moon later this week. This mini-moon is about 33 feet across, the size of a small school bus, and will orbit the Earth from Sept. 29 to Nov. 25. “We don’t know ...