A new memorandum has firmed up China and Russia's intent to lead the construction of a new lunar base to be completed by 2036, as NASA talks about scaling back its own lunar ambitions.

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The small world was found during a search for the hypothetical Planet Nine, and astronomers say the next time it will reach ...

Using a newly developed adaptive optics system called Cona, scientists peered through Earth's turbulent air to reveal the sun ...

Tianwen, which means "questions to heaven," is the name given to China's program of robotic Solar System exploration. Tianwen ...

A new telescope project called the Next-Generation Very Large Array will revolutionize radio astronomy if it gets the funding ...

Webb’s powerful instruments have detected crystalline water ice in a distant star system, offering rare insight into planet ...

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NASA tracks five near-Earth asteroids flying close to our planet this week. Despite their size, none pose a threat for at ...