Sophisticated high-contrast imaging has revealed asteroid 44 Nysa to have three lobes and a small moon.
Researchers used NASA satellite imagery, along with ground observations, to track changes in the diets of penguins on Antarctica’s Danger Islands.
Scientists are preparing to study the effects of human-made impacts on the moon when a spent SpaceX rocket stage impacts the lunar surface on Aug. 5.
Africa’s first space exploration mission aims to send a trio of spherical probes to the lunar south pole aboard China’s Chang’e 8 lander in 2029.
“That’s the first time that’s ever been done.”
The Madison Square Park Conservancy unveiled its moon tree at a smoky birthday party.
The subsurface findings could transform how scientists study volcanoes across the solar system — including those on Earth.
Tune in today, July 24, at 1:30 p.m. ET for a LIVE This Week In Space taping to mark the 50th anniversary of the Viking landings on Mars.
Scientists say the sun has a little more silver than we thought.
A hummingbird shape in satellite data from NISAR is actually a mountaintop spotted in Antarctica.