Space Forge has positioned itself as a specialist in off‑planet manufacturing, building satellites designed not just to ...

Here's how the astronomical phenomenon influences our planet—from the length of our seasons to the way Earth moves through ...

Far from the bright glare of the Moon, a much smaller companion has been quietly keeping pace with Earth, looping around the ...

Earth will have an extra moon for a couple of weeks this fall, and it may return for a second round in a few decades. A 33-foot asteroid named 2024 PT5 is expected to be pulled into orbit around the ...

The sky will have a new cosmic visitor this fall: A second moon will drift into Earth’s orbit. Asteroid 2024 PT5 is poised to become a temporary mini moon of Earth, a phenomenon that will last for ...

The Earth's liquid molten outer core, composed mostly of iron and nickel, exerts an electromagnetic field extending from the north and south pole that protects the planet from harmful solar particle ...

"Our GhostRiders captured the beauty of our home planet during another Earth orbit burn." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Firefly ...

"Everything we have ever designed to go into space has been one mission, one life. It's sort of crazy." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

A Soviet space probe stuck in orbit since a failed 1972 launch has finally crashed to Earth. At 9:24 a.m. Moscow time (2:24 a.m. EDT) on May 10, the spacecraft, dubbed Kosmos 482, entered Earth’s ...

During the height of the Cold War in the 1960s and 1970s, the USSR launched 29 spacecraft towards Venus, the planet scientists call Earth’s “twin sister”. Three flew past Venus, and went into orbit ...