Thales Alenia Space and the Italian Space Agency have signed a contract to develop the first human lunar outpost. This ...

As scientists wait for the asteroid to reappear, its revised trajectory is now drawing attention to another possible target: ...

YR4 was detected by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS telescope, in Río Hurtado, Chile, two days ...

A large asteroid once considered the greatest known risk to Earth may now be on track for a direct hit — not on our planet, but on the moon. The object, named asteroid 2024 YR4, has drawn intense ...

For the first time in 50 years, NASA is planning to return to the Moon with the goal of establishing a long-term human ...

Under Nelson, NASA saw historical missions such as: the launch of moon rocket Artemis I, the development of the famed James Webb Space Telescope and the asteroid-smashing DART mission.