There is currently a 4.3% chance that the giant space rock 2024 YR4 will hit the moon in seven years. If this does happen, ...

China's Tianwen-2 probe has commenced its decade-long deep space mission, capturing a stunning image of Earth and the Moon ...

The moon is looking bright in the sky tonight, and that's for good reason. It's all down to where we are in the current lunar ...

The mission aims to collect samples from the near-Earth asteroid 2016 HO3 and explore the main-belt comet 311P.

YR4 made headlines earlier this year when its probability of impacting Earth in 2032 rose as high as 3%. While an Earth ...

At this time, the sun shines at such an angle to make it appear as if there is a gigantic 'V' and 'X' marking the barren ...

“The probability that asteroid 2024 YR4 will strike the Moon on 22 December 2032 is now approximately 4 percent, and this ...

One summer night in 1877, American astronomer Asaph Hall was looking through his telescope in Washington, D.C. Mars was at ...

In science-fiction stories, companies often mine the moon or asteroids. While this may seem far-fetched, this idea is edging ...

Asteroid-sampling probe took images day after launch, China’s space agency says, as eight universities carry out mock lunar ...

#11. The Moon’s temperature can vary from 242° Fahrenheit in a sunny spot to −334° Fahrenheit in a shady spot near one of its ...

The Tianwen 2 mission, which is China's first attempt to bring pristine asteroid samples back to Earth, was launched on May ...