The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, spinning around Earth in a horseshoe shape for about ...

The first paper on the samples collected from China's Chang'e 6 lunar probe reveals that the specimens differ in some ways ...

The final phase of the challenge concluded with a technology showcase and winners' announcement ceremony Friday at Great ...

The three-quarter moon rose over Europe last week as serene and remote as ever, but dropping faster and faster through its gravitational field was a small, alien object: a metal sphere blazoned ...

A recently-discovered asteroid will soon become a mini-moon of Earth, and it will hang around until Thanksgiving.

China set to unveil long-term vision for space science The Chinese Academy of Sciences is aiming to accelerate its progress ...

It won't be there forever, but Earth will have a second moon when a small asteroid begins to orbit the planet later this ...

An official release said that Venus, the closest planet to Earth and believed to have formed in conditions similar to Earth, offers a unique opportunity to understand how planetary environments can ...

This new floating rock is only expected to orbit the Earth once, beginning its trip Sept. 29 before breaking off from its ...

A giant moon with a chunk taken out of it was visible in the skies on Tuesday night. Here are some of the best shots in case ...