The asteroid first drew global attention after its discovery by the ATLAS facility in Chile on 27 December 2024. WPtech reports that early analyses indicated a roughly 1% chance of an Earth impact in ...

The partial lunar eclipse illuminated across the Americas, Europe and Africa from Sept. 17 through Sept. 18 CTK via AP The partial lunar eclipse shone bright across a portion of the planet this week.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Did you see the “supermoon eclipse?” Visible across the U.S.

The range of possible locations – represented by yellow points – of 2024 YR4 on Dec. 22, 2032. The range decreased from April to June as we gained more data and improved our certainty of the ...

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(This story was updated to add a new video and a new promo photo.) September 2024 is pulling off an astronomical quadruple feature. On the evening of Sept. 17, the moon will deliver a four-part ...

The final full moon of 2024 will rise as far north as it ever does — a phenomenon that happens every 18.6 years called a "major lunar standstill." December's full moon, also known as the cold moon, ...

In 2024, the United States returned a spacecraft to the lunar surface, private astronauts accomplished historic firsts and SpaceX ramped up testing of a vehicle that will prove pivotal in humanity's ...