Earth could be thrown off its orbit either into another planet or the sun, new research has warned. New research from Durham ...

As of Wednesday, July 2, the moon phase is First Quarter. According to NASA's Daily Moon Observation, 48% of the moon will be ...

Because Earth moves in an elliptical orbit around the sun, being further away means it travels slower along its orbit. This ...

The Tianwen 2 mission, which is China's first attempt to bring pristine asteroid samples back to Earth, was launched on May ...

The Earth and Moon orbit a point around 5,000 kilometers (3,100 miles) from the center of the Earth, though this changes as the Moon moves further and further away from the Earth.

China's Tianwen-2 probe has commenced its decade-long deep space mission, capturing a stunning image of Earth and the Moon ...

On Earth, depending on where you are, the analemma can be at different angles, though it always traces out this ...

YR4 made headlines earlier this year when its probability of impacting Earth in 2032 rose as high as 3%. While an Earth ...

YR4, initially considered a potential threat to Earth, is now more likely to hit the moon in 2032. The asteroid, about the size of a 10-story building, has a 4.3% chance of lunar impact, according to ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has taken another look at the potential "city-killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 and found its chances ...