An asteroid that orbited near Earth for a few months as a mini-moon may be a chunk of the moon that was blasted off by an ...

The Blue Ghost lunar lander, built by the Texas-based company Firefly Aerospace for NASA, launched to space on Jan. 15, and ...

The New Moon in Capricorn on January 29, 2025, symbolizes a time for reflection and setting new intentions. This phase ...

But surprisingly, the object’s orbit around the sun is similar to Earth’s ... a potential mini-moon. To ensure that 2024 PT5 wasn’t a hunk of space debris, like an old rocket, which can ...

Astronomers now suggest that the small celestial body, initially dubbed Earths “mini-moon” 2024 PT5, might be a lunar ...

On January 18, the team at Firefly carried out Blue Ghost’s first engine burn, firing up the lander’s thrusters and main ...

Today, Jan. 28, 2025, the moon is 29 days old, in the New Moon phase ... angles of its illumination by the sun. As it orbits Earth, the moon will show different illuminated parts based on the ...

A chunk of space rock that visited near Earth's orbit last year was widely called a "mini-moon," a nickname that was more ...

PT5, a near-Earth object discovered last year, has captivated scientists with its potential lunar origins. Likely ejected ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A newly discovered asteroid has a tiny chance of smacking Earth in 2032, space agency officials said ...

Several countries mark their new year based on the Chinese lunisolar calendar involving movement of the Sun and Moon.

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth ... now shows off a larger crescent than yesterday, with some 15 percent of its nearside directly lit by the Sun.