Apophis is a peanut-shaped space rock spanning 1,230-foot (375 meters) across comparable to that of the Eiffel Tower. At this ...

Meteorites - rocks that fall to Earth from space - have pelted our planet from its birth about 4.5 billion years ago to today ...

Ice on ancient asteroids like Ryugu may have been crucial in kickstarting life on Earth. Researchers from Imperial and ...

A rare double feature over the Philadelphia region as Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS dazzles in the western sky and the Hunter's Moon supermoon rises in the east. Here's your viewing guide.

Over time, the meteorites that land on Earth will be able to tell the story of events happening 200 million miles away in ...

2024 PT5, a Yale shuttle-sized Asteroid, will orbit Earth until late November. This new “mini-moon” is a wayward asteroid, a ...

The temporary “mini moon” now orbiting Earth until late November is a reminder of just how fascinating our solar system can be. It’s also a sign of the tremendous potential for space mining.

A new opportunity for the future of space exploration and industry has emerged: asteroid mining. While astronomers recently ...

Recent astronomical activities show that our night sky will be hosting another rare event for astronomers and starwatchers to witness. Often, news outlets will announce eclipse dates or that an ...

As Earth continues its timeless journey around the Sun, it is not alone in its celestial voyage. Our faithful Moon has always ...

Saturn is known for its stunning rings and its many moons (four seen here), but they aren’t the planet’s only companions. Its first known Trojan — an asteroid that shares the planet’s orbit around the ...

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The end of the world won’t come from a swarm of deadly asteroid strikes, a new study explains.