How is it possible for the ISS to stay in orbit? Learn more about the science behind orbiting Earth and more in this NASA ...

These images mark an early milestone in the mission, confirming that OSIRIS-APEX is healthy and on course for its 2029 ...

The Moon is getting 1½ inches (3.8 centimeters) farther away from the Earth every year. Scientists measure the distance to ...

Joan Branson, the wife of British billionaire Richard Branson, has died at age 80. Branson announced her death Tuesday on ...

Earth’s path around the Sun is not a fixed racetrack but a slowly shifting orbit, and those subtle changes have a long ...

Satellite communications used to be the domain of weather forecasters, cable providers, and aerospace engineers. That changed when Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites came along—and when Elon Musk ...

When you think of moons orbiting around celestial bodies, the first that naturally springs to mind is Earth's own moon. Certainly, that moon is ours – it is firmly locked within orbit around our ...

The internet is buzzing after reports claimed NASA confirmed Earth now has two moons. But before you picture a new glowing orb in the sky, scientists say that’s not exactly the case. What researchers ...

The discovery of a new celestial object in the Earth's neighborhood has created a buzz online asking whether the planet now has a second moon in its orbit. Any thoughts that Earth is now going to be ...

Has Earth acquired a second moon? Not exactly. Astronomers recently discovered a new quasi-moon. This asteroid with a diameter of 50 feet will be accompanying Earth as it orbits the Sun for the next ...

Earth isn’t as alone in space as we once thought. NASA has confirmed that a small asteroid known as 2025 PN7 has been traveling alongside our planet for decades, earning it the title of a "quasi-moon, ...

In the distant past, the solar system was rife with impacts and collisions. Millions of rocky objects zoomed chaotically through the system, smashing into each other in collisional cascades. Over time ...