Astronomers have now constructed a 3D model of asteroid 2024 YR4 using observations conducted by the Gemini South telescope ...

An asteroid called 2020 CD3 was bound to Earth for several years before leaving the planet’s orbit in 2020 and another called 2022 NX1 became a mini-moon of Earth in 1981 and 2022 and will return ...

Over 4.6 billion years ago, Earth took shape from a spinning cloud of dust and gas surrounding the young sun. Tiny particles ...

As the Moon starts to orbit Earth we can see more and more ... This clip explains the way in which the moon appears to change shape as it orbits Earth. Using ping pong balls painted coloured ...

The first four humans to orbit over Earth's north and south poles have safely returned to Earth.

Real-life asteroids don’t come hurtling toward Earth from the outer reaches of space the way they do in the movies. They tend to orbit elliptical paths around the sun, passing within sight of ...

The mission, funded and commanded by a cryptocurrency entrepreneur, was launched by SpaceX on Monday and has grabbed ...

Fram2, the first crewed mission to orbit Earth's poles, is scheduled to launch Monday night from Kennedy Space Center. The crew of four, led by mission commander Chun Wang, will fly aboard a ...