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The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander caught haunting images of Earth as it prepares to make its way towards lunar orbit ...

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

The lander built by Firefly Aerospace has captured incredible views as it orbits Earth. Its next phase is an engine burn that will propel it toward lunar orbit ...

Firefly Aerospace's "little lander" has captured the littlest lunar eclipse in a breathtaking video captured from Earth orbit ...

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

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern ...

However, this almost-mini-moon is still special as it is potentially ... which is made of small asteroids that have orbits around the sun similar to Earth’s orbit. The possibility that this ...

In this article, I'll delve into the Moon's phases, including why they occur and how they impact life on Earth. The Sun ...

The small near-Earth asteroid 2024 PT5 has been creating a buzz among researchers. Discovered last year with the help of a ...

For a few months, Earth had a second moon — a tiny asteroid that may have been a piece of our own Moon ...