Charon, discovered in 1978, has the distinction of being the solar system's largest moon relative in size to the planet it ...

On Friday, 25th October 2024, the Vectis Astronomical Society will host an exciting astronomy talk, “The Story of Pluto,” ...

Hera will arrive in 2026 at Dimorphos, the target of NASA's DART mission.

ESA has launched the first planetary defense Hera spacecraft aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 to investigate NASA-deflected Dimorphos ...

Using NASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft, TESS, astronomers and citizen scientists have discovered a record-breaking system ...

A European spacecraft is on its way to get an up-close look at an asteroid that NASA deliberately crashed its own vehicle ...

Solar farms in orbit, nuclear power on the moon, space elevators and interstellar travel — which might we see happen first?

SpaceX will launch Europe's Hera spacecraft on Monday (Oct. 7) toward the asteroid Dimorphos for a post-impact evaluation, ...

A spacecraft blasted off Monday to investigate the scene of a cosmic crash. The European Space Agency’s Hera spacecraft ...

The European Space Agency’s Hera mission and two satellites are ready to survey the aftermath of NASA’s DART spacecraft, ...

The most powerful of the three is Hurricane Milton in the Gulf of Mexico. It intensified into a Category 5 storm on the night ...

A NASA spacecraft knocked into an asteroid two years ago to test planetary defense. Now, a new mission will inspect the ...