The license covers the Odin mission, which will launch in early 2025 on board the next Intuitive Machines moon launch.

The European Space Agency has given the go-ahead for initial work on a mission to visit an asteroid called (99942 ... kilometers), about one-twelfth the distance from the Earth to the moon.

On September 29, 2024, Earth captured a tiny asteroid named 2024 PT5, turning it into a temporary mini-moon. It won't be around much longer.

"Asteroids and comets with a perihelion distance (closest to the Sun) less than 1.3 astronomical units (AU), or approximately ...

Hera probe recently completed a key manoeuvre which has set it on a path to Mars. The spacecraft will reach the red planet in March 2025 for the first gravity assist. Interestingly, Hera is beaming ...

Two meteor showers, both streams of debris from the same massive object that broke apart 20,000 years ago, are happening at ...

Stellar Stories Hera spacecraft launched The European Space Agency's Hxera spacecraft launched on October 7, initiating an ...

Earth gained a hidden second moon over the weekend, although it is set to disappear in several weeks. Nearing the end of ...

The asteroid, named (2024 UQ1), measures between ... "Asteroids and comets with a perihelion distance (closest to the Sun) less than 1.3 astronomical units (AU), or approximately 120 million ...