It sounds like something out of a science-fiction movie. For the past couple of weeks, Earth's orbit has been home to a "mini-moon" the size of a city bus. The celestial object is more than just a ...
These changes in appearance are the phases of the moon. As the moon orbits Earth, it cycles through eight distinct phases. The four primary phases of the moon (new moon, first quarter, full moon ...
The huge spacecraft is headed toward the icy moon Europa, where it will use an array of instruments to survey for geologic activity, magnetism and more ...
NASA is preparing to launch a floating space station built to orbit around the Moon. The Lunar Gateway is meant to act as a space home and science lab – and serve as a base for astronauts to make ...
The second Moon in any month is always called a Blue ... This is when a new or Full Moon coincides with the Moon's closet point to Earth in its monthly orbit (known officially as perigee).
"On Thursday 10 October and Friday 11 October, Hera’s asteroid deck, which houses the spacecraft’s instruments, was pointed back towards our planet and three of its instruments captured their first ...