On Sept. 20, 1970, the Soviet Union's Luna 16 moon probe landed on the moon to retrieve a soil sample. Four days later, it ...

A temporary “mini-moon” will whirl around Earth for about two months as our planet’s gravity captures a small asteroid in its orbit.

On September 22, our satellite passes in front of the famous star cluster M45 in a rare, breathtaking event, producing ...

Yet a new study reveals that for the next two months, 2024 PT5 will join our Moon in orbit around our planet, which means ...

If you've been feeling more on edge than usual lately, read on, as we might have an explanation. Recent celestial events have ...

The full harvest supermoon shone brightly in the night sky Tuesday evening. A partial lunar eclipse, with a “bite” taken from ...

Intuitive Machines secures $4.82B NASA contract, establishing itself as a major player in the space exploration market ...

Benchmark's Sullivan notes that Intuitive Machines has already won part of the Lunar Terrain Vehicle contract. Earlier this year NASA awarded the space-exploration company a $30 million contract to ...

Here’s what to know about our new, temporary celestial neighbor. Earth has a large gravitational pull. So it’s not uncommon ...

The Harvest Moon coincides with the autumnal equinox, the first day of fall, which is Sunday, Sept. 22. As almanac lore goes, ...

Rain has yet to fall this month, making this the driest start to September in the metro in 15 years. Back in 2009, skies were ...

The yearly rate of high tide flooding is more than twice that from just 20 years ago because of sea level rise, but flooding fluctuates year to year.