Out past Neptune are countless small icy and rocky bodies called Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs), and many of these have moons ...

Polar orbits are favoured for their ability to map the entire Earth's surface over time, making them critical for weather ...

Quantitatively upstaging Earth’s guest appearance of a second moon this fall, a recent study found that Saturn has 128 new ...

The leading explanation for all of these mysteries is known as the giant impact hypothesis. According to this story, when the ...

The moon lander Athena made it to the lunar surface, but its condition and exact location remain unclear, Intuitive Machines and NASA confirmed.

Earlier this week, Saturn gained a whopping 128 new official moons, as the International Astronomical Union recognised ...

"Athena continues to be in excellent health and is expected to send lunar orbit selfies over the next two days before a landing attempt on March 6." ...

Intuitive Machines' Athena lander died inside a small crater near the moon's south pole, photos by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter show.

The Blue Ghost lunar lander, managed by Texas company Firefly Aerospace, touched down Sunday morning on the moon's near side.

The moon dims, the meteors fly, and the planets dance—these are the most exciting celestial events happening this month.

Intuitive Machines' second lunar lander has made it to the moon. The Athena lander fired its engines for eight minutes and 12 seconds on Monday (March 3), slowing the spacecraft down and entering ...