Earth will welcome a temporary mini-moon named 2024 PT5, which will orbit our planet from late September to late November ...

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission captured a detailed image of the Burning Man festival in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, ...

In an update shared today, SpaceX said that Dragon has achieved an apogee (farthest point from Earth) of 1,400.7 km, making ...

Unable to view our graphics? Click here to see them. At times, the gravitational pull of neighboring planets can bring asteroids into Earth's orbit. These small objects, such as 2024 PT5 ...

Polaris Dawn just made history again. SpaceX's private crew of four astronauts performed the world's first commercial ...

An asteroid, pulled into Earth’s orbit, is sometimes known as a ‘mini-moon.’ You’ll need a telescope to view it ...

Current estimates according to BBC, indicate there are 6,402 Starlink satellites in orbit at approximately 342 miles (550 km) above Earth. These satellites are relatively sizable, featuring 3 ...

Just days after its launch, Sentinel-2C is already providing stunning Earth imagery, capturing everything from urban ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Jared Isaacman, who recently commanded the Polaris Dawn mission, about what it was like to be the first private citizen to walk in space.

Earth has captured asteroids and pulled them into orbit with its gravity before, but often these space rocks fly by without completing a full circuit around the planet. Compared t ...

Below, view how the seasons change with Earth's orbit around the sun: Eleanor Lutz, an award-winning graphics designer who has worked for The New York Times and the Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant ...