A chunk of space rock that visited near Earth's orbit last year was widely called a "mini-moon," a nickname that was more ...

An asteroid that orbited near Earth for a few months as a mini-moon may be a chunk of the moon that was blasted off by an impact thousands of years ago.

Your sun, moon, and rising signs in astrology lie create a more complete and nuanced understanding of an individual's ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

The images were captured using NASA’s Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC), a 4MP CCD camera and telescope on the DSCOVR satellite ...

Look to the sky – and ask Bulldog nation for support – and one of Earth's quasi-moons gets a cool new name, thanks to ...

Trump order on EVs targets Maryland programs. Experts say parts might not stick. Trump order on EVs targets Maryland programs. Experts say parts might not stick. Fells Point has a ‘perception ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s proposed budget shifts $144M costs to counties 'feeling the pressure ...

Earth and the rest of the planets orbit the sun in approximately in the same plane, which the moon also shares. That's why it passes each and every planet during its monthly saunter. Venus and the ...

Without it, the solar wind (a stream of charged particles from the sun) could strip away our atmosphere and make Earth much less hospitable for life. The magnetic field also helps animals navigate.

Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Ann Telnaes announced Friday she had resigned from The Washington Post after the newspaper refused to publish a satirical cartoon depicting billionaire Post owner ...

Pulitzer prize-winning cartoonist Ann Telnaes announced her resignation from The Washington Post, citing an editorial decision to scrap a cartoon that included Post owner Jeff Bezos bowing to ...