This fall, the Earth will have a temporary cosmic companion. Astronomers have discovered that a “mini moon" will orbit our ...

While the US remains on track to send humans back to the moon, China isn’t far behind. In fact, the China Manned Space Agency ...

A view of Antarctica & the moon can be seen in footage captured by the Meteosat-11 satellte. Credit: Simon Proud / NCEO and ...

Premieres Wednesdays, Oct. 2 - 30, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. New discoveries are proving it – our solar system is ...

When, where and how to watch Wednesday's annular solar eclipse, when the sun transforms into a 'ring of fire.' ...

A crater-rich dwarf planet named Ceres located in the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter was long thought to be composed of a materials mixture not dominated by water ice.

Here's what time the "ring of fire" annular solar eclipse on Oct. 2, 2024 will occur as well as the annular eclipse times and durations for locations in the path of annularity.

A UK team of researchers including UCL's Professor Lucie Green are working on the launch of a spacecraft mission that will ...

In Hawaii, sky watchers won't be able to see the full "ring of fire" but can still view a partial solar eclipse starting at sunrise at about 6:23 a.m. to about 6:45 a.m. local time.

Orbiting our planet in a horseshoe-shape, the moon will eventually return to a heliocentric orbit, which is around the Sun.

It is widely believed that the moon formed during a collision between Earth and a small planet known as Theia.

Two partial solar eclipses will grace the skies next year in March and September. The next total solar eclipse won't arrive ...