Professor Alan Fitzsimmons, from Queen’s University Belfast, has recently returned from ground control of ESA’s Hera mission.

This asteroid is a quasi-satellite of Earth, meaning it orbits the Sun but stays close to Earth. Kamoʻoalewa is roughly 131-328 feet (40-100 meters) in diameter and may be a fragment of the Moon ...

Kamoʻoalewa is roughly 131-328 feet (40-100 meters) in diameter and may be a fragment of the Moon, ejected into space by a past impact event . By studying this asteroid, scientists hope to learn ...

Each month in 2025 will have a full moon. Here are when the full moons of 2025 will peak: A supermoon occurs when a full or ...

which landed on the Moon using a precise landing technique in March 2024. Investigating an asteroid with Tianwen-2 China’s Tianwen-2 mission is an ambitious asteroid sample return and comet ...

It builds on the success of Japan’s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, mission, which landed on the Moon using a precise landing technique in March 2024. China’s Tianwen-2 mission is an ...

If you're planning to gaze at the night sky in the upcoming year, be sure to jot down dates for big events such as the solar ...

NASA has warned that the massive asteroid 2024 NX1 will skim past Earth tonight - reaching its closest point at 02:56 am GMT ...