Driving a spacecraft around a planet isn’t anything like driving on a planet. A physicist explains orbital navigation.
Quasi-moons are not real moons and don't actually orbit the Earth, although they sometimes appear to do so for short periods of time, Phil Nicholson, professor of astronomy at Cornell University, told ...
Perihelion for 3I/ATLAS takes place on Oct. 30, when the interstellar interloper will be 1.35 astronomical units (125 million ...
A distant gas giant the size of 10 Jupiters is now the first planet outside Earth's solar system to be mapped in three ...
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An illustration of an asteroid orbiting the sun alongside Earth, much like the potential new ...
The asteroid known as 2024 YR4 is out of sight yet still very much on scientists' minds. The building-sized object, which initially appeared to be on a potential collision course with Earth, is ...
For the sixth time in October, SpaceX is planning a launch from Southern California. Will the Falcon 9 rocket be visible ...