An object from outside the Solar System has been spotted hurtling towards the Sun, which, if confirmed, would be the third ...

A "buck moon," which scientists predict will appear on August 23, happens when the moon passes through the same part of the ...

A11pI3Z is only the third interstellar visitor to be discovered, and astronomers can’t say yet whether it is a comet or a ...

Solar eclipses occur when the moon gets between Earth and the sun. This causes the moon to cast a shadow onto Earth. A solar ...

Pictures of the International Space Station as it passes in front of the Sun or Moon are a bit of a feather in the cap of ...

To get a glimpse of the “Swift Planet,” EarthSky suggests waiting for the sun to set before looking west for the planet ...

The Tianwen 2 mission, which is China's first attempt to bring pristine asteroid samples back to Earth, was launched on May ...

Recent observations have revealed carbon monoxide venting from the largest comet ever seen, providing clues about its origins ...

The sun rises from the east, and sets in the west - this is a well-established fact for the longest time, and this is due to ...

For some bodies in the solar system, this is quite pronounced: Mars, ... Earth’s distance from the sun is about 94.5 million miles. ... which some scientists suspect is a fragment of the moon.

The asteroid, also known as 469219 Kamo'oalewa, orbits the sun, so it remains a constant companion of Earth. It is too ...