A private spacecraft carrying NASA instruments to the surface of the moon in preparation for astronauts to return in the years ahead has reached lunar orbit about a month into its spaceflight.

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown quasi-moon that’s been shadowing Earth’s orbit for decades, undetected, and will likely remain there for a few decades more. The quasi-moon, named 2025 ...

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The Intuitive Machines' Nova-C "Odysseus" lander has delivered its first image from the surface of the moon. Also, see the ...

No, Earth will not have "two moons until 2083," but asteroid 2025 PN7 has joined Earth's orbital path, with the tiny fleet of space rocks set to trail Earth's orbit until 2083 before the sun pulls it ...

The object, the latest “quasi-moon” detected by astronomers, could be with us for almost another 60 years. By Robin George Andrews The Earth stands alone in the solar system as a habitable world, as ...

For this probe, the moon is way (way) closer now. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. There's a lot less sky and a lot more moon in ...

An asteroid named 2025 PN7 will be sharing the Earth's orbit until 2083. Earth will have a visitor within its orbit for the next several decades, according to astronomers. An asteroid named 2025 PN7 ...

Resilience, the second lunar lander by Japanese company ispace, during prelaunch preparations. Credit: ispace WASHINGTON — Japanese company ispace says its second lunar lander in now in orbit around ...

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