The space agency spotted the quick-moving object with the Atlas telescope in Chile earlier this week, and confirmed it was a ...

Today, July 6, 2025, the moon is 11 days old and is in the Waxing Gibbous phase of its lunar cycle. It is 83% illuminated.

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A newly discovered object speeding through our solar system is sparking excitement among astronomers because it’s not from ...

Venus moves east as July progresses and stands 3° due north of Aldebaran on the 14th, after skirting the northern regions of ...

After months of tracking and refining Asteroid 2024 YR4's orbit, NASA scientists were able to rule out an Earth strike. There's no real risk to the planet in seven years or afterward, according to the ...

China’s Tiandu-1 satellite has entered a critical fuel-efficient orbit that synchronises with the motion of the Earth and moon, but claims that it is the first spacecraft to achieve the feat ...

December's Full Cold Moon shines in the sky this weekend, and due to an astronomical quirk, it may appear strangely 'off kilter' as travels across the sky Saturday night. What is a Full Cold Moon ...

That marble moon is so small I had to put an arrow over it for you. So here's what it comes down to: If you want to show the Earth-sun-moon system, you'd seem to have two options. You could show ...

(via minutephysics) We think of the moon as orbiting the earth, following a spiraling trajectory as the earth itself orbits the sun. But this is wrong. Not only is the moon's orbit NOT a spiral ...