China launched a Smart Dragon-3 carrier rocket from the waters near the city of Haiyang in east China's Shandong Province on Tuesday, placing eight satellites into planned orbit. The commercial rocket ...

For astronomers, finding a new black hole orbiting an aged red dwarf star is an exciting find in itself, but when that black hole seems to be a "missing link" stellar-mass black hole, you can crank ...

As November draws to a close, 2024 PT5 will be released from Earth's gravitational embrace. It will then resume its journey ...

Earth to get a second moon this month, scientists reveal - Space rock to orbit Earth for brief period between September and ...

A newly discovered asteroid will be captured by Earth's gravity this fall. The "mini-moon" will spend about two months in ...

A school-bus-sized asteroid is expected to spend about two months orbiting Earth as a "mini moon" as it gets temporarily ...

We now know that black holes occur frequently throughout the universe. One Sagittarius A* sits at the center of our galaxy, ...

In a rare astronomical event, Earth is set to capture a temporary moon between September 29 and November 25. The new addition ...

A decade ago, on Sept. 21, 2014, NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmospheric and Volatile EvolutioN) spacecraft entered orbit around Mars, ...

A moonlet from the Arjuna asteroid belt is set to fall into Earth's orbit for 57 days. The school-bus-sized space rock won't ...

Earth is going to have its very own mini-moon from September 29 until November 25. The regular moon's new, temporary friend ...

Solar flares are a fascinating thing and have a profound effect on what astronomers refer to as "space weather." These events ...