Japan becomes fifth country to land spacecraft on moon, but probe may soon fail

Japan became the fifth country in history to reach the moon when one of its spacecrafts without astronauts successfully made a soft landing on the lunar surface early Saturday.

This is the case that protected a phone falling 16,000 feet

It’s the “drop test of the decade,” according to the company taking credit for the phone’s survival.

'No chance of' Moon landing for Peregrine lander after mission-critical spaceflight issues

Astrobotic said the new goal is to get Peregrine as close to lunar distance as possible before it loses power and the ability to maintain a sun-pointing position. The spacecraft carrying NASA science is expected to have enough power through Wednesday.

NASA Artemis moon landing delayed until at least 2026

Astronauts will have to wait until next year before flying to the moon and at least two years before landing on it.

Astronomers reveal what Uranus and Neptune really look like

For years, Neptune was shown to be “too blue" but researchers with the University of Oxford used modeling to show Uranus and Neptune are closer in color.

Quadrantid meteor shower peak to bring chances of fireballs

The annual Quadrantid meteor shower peaks this week, and it's considered one of the best of the year. Here's how to catch a glimpse.

Watch out for these astronomical events in 2024

The year will feature 12 full Moons, plenty of meteor showers, five eclipses and four Supermoons.

Watch: Suspected meteor streaks across Birmingham sky, captured on home surveillance footage

A possible meteor streaked across Birmingham, England, captured on home surveillance footage displaying a bright blue light. This event occurred a week after the Ursid meteor shower's peak.

NASA spacecraft to converge with Demon of Chaos asteroid as it nears Earth

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is on a new adventure to intersect the asteroid Apophis, named after the Egyptian spirit of chaos, as it makes a close approach to Earth.

NASA: Life may exist in oceans, geysers of 17 icy exoplanets

These findings expand the search for life in the universe, as it bucks the typical approach of finding liquid water, a necessary ingredient for life.

Mysterious never-before-seen deep space radio signal found beyond Milky Way

This signal is known as a Fast Radio Burst (FRB), a bright flash of radio light lasting for a few milliseconds and originating from beyond the Milky Way.