Earth Now Has “Two Moons” Until 2083, NASA Confirms
Photo: Stephen Rahn via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain) NASA has confirmed that a little asteroid named 2025 PN7…
Why the moon is not the South China Sea: reframing lunar space ahead of the next ‘race’
As the world watches the push for crewed lunar missions, it is tempting to frame the unfolding dynamic…
How to spot November’s supermoon, the closest of the year
NEW YORK — The moon will look slightly bigger and brighter Wednesday night during the closest supermoon of the year.…
NASA made a strange discovery under the surface of the Moon
When we look at it, the Moon seems inert and uninteresting, but NASA made a strange discovery beneath…
Let’s not allow the ‘Golden Age’ of space exploration to turn into fool’s gold
In recent years, a popular slogan in the space industry has been, “We are entering the Golden Age…
Beyond the Moon: A closer look at Earth’s quiet asteroid companions |
For years, scientists have known that Earth shares its orbit with a small group of space rocks known…
A soft power strategy to preserve non-sovereignty from Chinese land claims on the moon
The United States’ goal of completing a crewed moon mission before China has been coined as the new…
Astronomers Have Discovered Earth’s Latest Quasilunar Moon
The Earth has just added its seventh confirmed quasilunar moon. It is 2025 PN7, a small Apollo-type asteroid…
Moon dust from Chang’e-6 mission reveals asteroids carried water to Earth
In a discovery that could rewrite what we know about where water comes from and the building blocks…
Earth Could Have Six More ‘Quasi-Moons’ Like 2025 PN7
There’s a new moon in town — sort of. The much-discussed 2025 PN7, dubbed Earth’s “second moon,” is…
Total Solar Eclipses Can Trigger Dawn Behavior in Birds, Scientists Say
On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse disrupted light-dark cycles for North American birds during the lead-up…