I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

Experts told Newsweek about the difficulties of reaching Mars as the United States faces complex challenges in space policy.

During his inaugural address, President Donald Trump said he wants 'American astronauts' on Mars. Where does a future Mars ...

Fresh from the excitement of this week’s Wolf Moon, there’s another treat in store for sky-watchers this week, with Mars ...

For a brief, but exciting, time last year, Earth had two moons. A small asteroid lingered close to our planet in its orbit ...

PT5, a near-Earth object discovered last year, has captivated scientists with its potential lunar origins. Likely ejected ...

NASA was formed in 1958 "to provide for research into problems of flight within and outside the Earth's atmosphere, and for ...

Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, Uranus and Neptune will be visible in the sky at the same time, with tonight’s new moon offering good viewing conditions.

For a few months, Earth had a second moon — a tiny asteroid that may have been a piece of our own Moon ...

A tiny asteroid loitering in a near-Earth orbit for a few months last year may have an intriguing origin on our Moon.

In fact, Mars is nearly twice the size of the Moon, measuring a little over 4,200 ... Moon to move the distance of its own diameter as it orbits Earth. In comparison, an inch-long garden snail ...

The sun’s light exerts a tiny force called “solar radiation pressure” on objects in space. Lightweight human-made debris, ...