A new lander is on its way to the Moon, and it's managed to catch some breathtaking views during its journey. As it made its way toward lunar orbit last week, Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost captured ...

Asteroids that orbit close to the Earth inevitably cause us some anxiety due to the even remote possibility of a collision. But their proximity also offers ample opportunities to learn more about ...

To better understand why the planets have variable compositions, we have to first understand the process of how stars form. While the composition of gas and dust in a precursor molecular cloud is ...

The misidentified object, which was launched into space on board a SpaceX rocket in 2018, highlights a growing problem in astronomy that could lead to costly errors, researchers say. The Tesla ...

This makes any threat to the natural celestial purity of this remote region of Chile a threat to the present and future of ground-based astronomy as a whole. If the INNA project proceeds as ...

Months later, here he is, back in the Super Bowl AGAIN. And he had a message using one GIF for all the haters out there who bet against him or made fun of him or whatever. After jokingly ...

I almost concluded it was an actual NEO and stopped looking, but I asked around on the Minor Planet Mailing List just to erase my final doubts" G told Astronomy. It was then that Jonathan McDowell ...

Estimating distances in astronomy is challenging. Think of how hard it is to estimate the distance of someone pointing a flashlight at you on a dark night. Galaxies come in a very wide range of ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has had an impact on astronomy since its launch on ... The dashboard features a striking and frequently updated GIF that visualizes the planets studied ...

So you saw a fun GIF on X, formerly known as Twitter. That's cool, good for you, seems like fun. Now you want to save it for your own personal use. That's cool, too, but unfortunately a bit more ...

Animated GIFs are everywhere on the internet. They are extremely fun to use, making your message conversation more engaging and bringing life to content when shared on social media sites like ...