Saturn gets close to the moon tonight, and some skywatchers in Florida, Central America and South America will see the ringed planet briefly disappear behind our lunar companion.

Tengrinews.kz - For years, scientists have observed intriguing "patterns" on Venus known as tesserae, unique features found ...

This asteroid was first detected by astronomers who have been tracking its trajectory to ensure it poses no threat to Earth. The close approach will provide scientists with an excellent ...

It's here to stay, or at least until Thanksgiving week. But it's not a moon. In fact, it's an asteroid named 2024 PT5. It entered Earth's orbit on Sept. 29 and will be taking up residency in our ...

The controlled impact of NASA's DART spacecraft on 26 September 2022 brought the asteroid moon closer to Didymos, shortening the moonlet’s orbital period by 32 minutes to 11 hours 23 minutes. The Hera ...

A city-sized asteroid is heading towards Earth this October ... “The safe distance ensures there is no risk of collision with Earth, making it an ideal event for observation.

This asteroid is due to zoom past the Earth on October 28, passing us at a distance of about 148,000 miles, which is closer to our planet than the moon. This may sound like an immense distance ...

While the origins of these asteroids aren’t completely known, scientists believe at least one may have come from the Moon. The asteroid known as Kamo`oalewa is believed to be a fragment of the ...

The average distance from the surface of the planet to its satellite is 239,000 miles although the exact length varies at different points in the moon's orbit. When an asteroid is larger than ...

These four rock stars are embarking on a world tour. NASA has announced that an airplane-sized “city killer” asteroid will skim past Earth today — one of four “hazardous” space rocks to ...

This one is called Rise of the Half Moon, and it’s one of those interactive card games. The premise is simple: you play against an artificial opponent and get cards to play with different phases ...