NASA astronaut Don Pettit has captured another remarkable shot, this one showing the Betsiboka River estuary in ...

Asteroid 2004 GU9 is now known as Cardea, one of the Roman deities of doors and thresholds with a particular focus on hinges. Cardea is not a real satellite of our planet like the Moon – it is not ...

It is thus only fitting for a goddess to be named for none other than the door hinge: Cardea. And now, thanks to Clay ...

The case of mistaken identity was quickly resolved, but astronomers say it shows the need for transparency around craft in ...

THE moon is just a chunk of the Earth and not mainly part of an ancient planet as previously thought, scientists claim.

Astronomy and planetary science are the study of objects and phenomena that occur beyond the Earth’s atmosphere. This includes investigating stars and their interaction with each other and the ...

"In 2024, we saw a 17% year-over-year spike in the average number of close approaches in low Earth orbit per satellite." ...

Look to the sky – and ask Bulldog nation for support – and one of Earth's quasi-moons gets a cool new name, thanks to ...

Planets with suns like Wolf 359 are subject to huge blasts of radiation that raise questions about their long-term habitability.

The WNYC science program “Radiolab” partnered with ... The probe sent a signal to Earth indicating that it had survived the closest solar encounter ever attempted by a spacecraft.