Earth, sun, moon: three objects in space whose interactions have a pretty big impact on our lives. Earth orbits the sun once a year, and it rotates on its axis about once a day (depending on your ...

Stargazers will in one week have a chance to spot Saturn and the moon sharing a section of the night sky in what's known as a ...

Earth is about to gain a new “mini-moon,” but it won’t stay around for long. The newly discovered asteroid, named 2024 PT5, will temporarily be captured by Earth’s gravity and orbit our world from ...

Over 4.6 billion years ago, Earth took shape from a spinning cloud of dust and gas surrounding the young sun. Tiny particles within this cloud collided and clumped together, driven by gravity and ...

Earth may have a moon today because a nearby neighbor once crashed into us, a new analysis of Apollo samples and terrestrial rocks reveals. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

This week in Skywatch, I want to go back to basics when it comes to the moon. So why does the moon change shape? Why is it a crescent on one night, a half-moon another night, and a full moon on yet ...

Earth will be hosting a new guest this fall. No, it's not an alien. It's an asteroid. The space rock, which has been named “2024 PT5,” has been traveling along its normal path around the sun, but will ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...