Asteroids are providing scientists with valuable insights into the origins of life on Earth. New research suggests these ...

Late last December, astronomers discovered a near-Earth asteroid about 130 to 330 feet wide. New analysis has found that 2024 ...

Estimated to be about 130 to 300 feet wide, Asteroid 2024 YR4 grabbed the attention of astronomers when it rose on the NASA automated Sentry risk list on December 31, 2024.

On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from ...

Studies of asteroid Bennu delivered to Earth by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft have revealed molecules that, on our planet, are key to life.

Headliners including Jane Goodall, Brian May, Pablo Álvarez, Glenn Hughes, Jorge Drexler, and many more will celebrate ...

When astronomers detected the first long-predicted gravitational waves in 2015, it opened a whole new window into the Universe.

"It's been such a puzzle that there was liquid water on Mars, because Mars is further from the sun, and also, the sun was ...

Astronomers are closely monitoring Asteroid 2024 YR4 as it heads towards Earth. Should we be worried about it? Here's what ...

Astronomers confirmed the object as a near-Earth asteroid, and catalogued it as 2024 YR4. But additional calculations soon ...

The edits to the webpage offer a glimpse into how far the Trump administration will go in refusing to acknowledge today’s inequalities as it purges federal initiatives promoting diversity, equity and ...

Astronomers have spotted a space rock, an estimated 200 feet in length, that they say just may be headed for Earth.