The moon is considered "super" when it is full and its orbit is at the closest point to Earth, according to NASA — though the ...

The full moon this week will be a spectacular Beaver Supermoon—the last in a series of four supermoons this year. Here's how ...

Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern latitudes).

DART's goal was to examine how well a planetary defense strategy in moving a threatening space rock away from Earth. Hera will examine the collision from a nearby vantage point, providing a different ...

Despite the lack of a dedicated mission to the planet, scientists have learned plenty through ground observations and space ...

Because of this rapid movement, when the sun sets on the following (Tuesday) evening, the configuration between Venus and the moon will have radically changed. In fact, the moon – whose illuminated ...

A recent study points to an exciting possibility: that Uranus's moon Miranda, located in the far reaches of our solar system, ...

In an image snapped by the OLI (Operational Land Imager) on Landsat 8, Mexico's most active volcano Popocatépetl can be seen spewing out ash and smoke. The volcano was particularly active last week, ...

NASA NASA has updated its list of potential landing sites for the next human visit to the moon, which is planned for 2026. The Artemis III mission will see the first crewed lunar landing since the ...

The moon landing, the “flat Earth” theory and the assassination of John F Kennedy are among the world events that receive the ...

For the past couple of weeks, Earth's orbit has been home ... The 2020 mini-moon was eventually identified as a rocket booster from the 1966 Surveyor 2 Centaur launch. But ATLAS reports this new ...