North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead, which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern hemisphere.

While there is no immediate danger, this crash highlights that space junk is increasingly expanding out of lower-Earth orbit ...

Don't miss the first quarter moon shining close to Jupiter in the daytime sky this week! Earth's moon is one of the few objects bright enough to be seen in the daytime sky — along with the most ...

Astronomers say the upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket that launched in early 2025 will strike the Moon later this summer, likely on the near side of the Moon. Bill Gray, who writes the widely used ...

For all its ancient, familiar features, the Moon is still changing—and sometimes in dramatic ways. Scientists recently identified a fresh 22-meter-wide crater by comparing orbital images taken years ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The moon is about to get a new crater, courtesy of a discarded piece of SpaceX rocket hardware. The spent ...