A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth moves directly between the sun and the full moon, casting its During totality — ...

NASA's Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment-1 (PRIME-1) is preparing to explore the moon's subsurface and analyze where ...

The space station and one other Easter egg — the site of NASA's next human moon landing — are hidden in this lucky photo.

Skywatchers across North America will witness a breathtaking total lunar eclipse on March 13-14, turning the moon a stunning red for over an hour.

Two such lunar canyons, Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck, stretch over 270 km (168 miles) each, with depths of 2.7 km ...

Many photos McCarthy has taken of the space station in the past show the ship as a silhouette in Earth's shadow. This time he ...

Wangyu and Tansuo, meaning "Looking into the Universe" and "Exploration," respectively, were officially unveiled by the China ...

A terrifying new animation has revealed the projected path of the 'city-destroying' asteroid heading towards Earth.

In this episode of The Conversation Weekly, we speak with two people – a planetary scientist who studies the geology of the Moon, and a space lawyer who studies space policy and geopolitics – about ...

For most of history, the Moon was regarded as a mysterious and powerful object. Then scientists made it into a destination ...

Scientists found Titan’s orbit is shifting faster than expected due to tidal dissipation. A recent cosmic event likely ...

Before arriving at the Moon, the small satellite mission will use the gravity of the Sun, Earth, and Moon over several months ...