The call today is for binding rules to protect the orbits of Earth, Moon, and Mars from space debris contamination. Initiatives need to be formulated for effective, sustainable, and equitable ...

Firefly Aerospace has shared an awesome video clip captured by its Blue Ghost spacecraft as it heads to the moon.

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander, a private spacecraft hired by NASA to take experiments to the moon, got a rare front-row seat of the spectacle in space. The phenomenon occurred when the blue ...

For a brief, but exciting, time last year, Earth had two moons. A small asteroid lingered close to our planet in its orbit ...

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 impact thousands of years ago.

Some nights when we look up at the moon, it is full and bright; sometimes it is just a sliver of silvery light. These changes in appearance are the phases of the moon. As the moon orbits Earth ...

Blue Ghost has left Earth’s orbit, carrying NASA’s science to the Moon. Instruments are performing well, including a ...

This name reflects the quasi-moon's unique orbital path, embodying a celestial gateway between Earth and space." Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and ...

A tiny asteroid loitering in a near-Earth ... moon. If that's the case, it's only the second time a NEA has been found that came from the moon. If only one existed, we could say it's a space ...

Oxygen isotope identity of the Earth and Moon with implications for the formation of the Moon and source of volatiles. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 2024; 121 (52) DOI: 10.1073 ...

A camera aboard India’s Aditya-L1 spacecraft captured the Earth and moon. The spacecraft launched atop a PSLV rocket. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: ISRO | edited by Space.com's Steve Spaleta ...