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 ...

Imagine biting into a crisp, garden-fresh salad and savoring juicy strawberries for dessert. But instead of your backyard, ...

The asteroid, known as 2022 RD2, belongs to a rare class of space rocks called Arjunas. These objects travel around the sun ...

A lunar collision would unleash tsunamis, quakes and volcanic eruptions before Earth’s gravity rips the moon into a ring ...

Small icy moons may have hidden oceans that briefly boil under thick ice. Changing pressure inside these moons shapes their ...

Published today in New Phytologist, the project brings together more than 40 scientists from 11 countries and seven space ...

That’s also true for the other moons that provide the gravitational stress. As a result, the internal oceans may actually ...

Earth has quietly picked up a new traveling companion, a tiny captured object that astronomers say will loop around our ...

Mars, long considered largely static, has revealed a dynamic interior in recent years. NASA’s InSight mission detected ...

When a meteor streaks across the sky, it's not just beautiful. It's nature's way of delivering a time capsule to Earth.

Researchers have documented 55 instances of "mini lightning" over two Martian years by eavesdropping on the whirling wind ...