What time is it on the moon? US House space committee wants a standard lunar clock
Time moves faster on the moon, and now we're one step closer to getting a lunar time zone to keep track of it.
A whole ‘population’ of minimoons may be lurking near Earth, researchers say
The discovery of 2024 PT5, a small, rocky body dubbed a "minimoon" during its discovery last year, hints at a hidden population of lunar fragments traveling near Earth.
DARPA wants a spacecraft to search for water on the moon
DARPA (the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) is looking for a private company to build spacecraft to orbit the moon and search for water.
Evidence of controversial Planet 9 uncovered in sky surveys taken 23 years apart
An object seen to have moved in the time between when it was imaged by the IRAS and AKARI surveys in 1983 and 2006 respectively could be Planet Nine.
Cyclones on Jupiter and a moon with flowing magma: NASA Juno probe’s latest discoveries are awesome
NASA's mission to Jupiter has revealed new findings about the giant planet and its volcanic moon.
Pine Barrens ablaze as seen from orbit | Space photo of the day for April 28, 2025
Satellite imagery reveals scope of damage from one of the largest fires New Jersey has seen in decades.
March 2025 featured fires, floods and record-setting warmth in the US
March was a busy month for climate disasters in the U.S., as the nation endured tornado outbreaks, raging wildfires, and record-setting heat.
Satellite images reveal how Earth’s surface moved during deadly Myanmar earthquake
Europe's Sentinel-1 satellites captured radar images of Myanmar before and after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck on March 28, revealing significant ground movement.
Uranus passed between Earth and a distant star this month — and NASA caught the rare event
NASA researchers got a rare chance to study Uranus' atmosphere and rings this month, when the ice giant passed between Earth and a distant star, creating a "stellar occultation."
Trump administration cancels lease for NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies lab in New York City
The Trump administration has canceled the New York City lease of the Goddard Institute for Space Studies, a leading NASA climate-studying organization.