Two asteroids are set for safe flybys near Earth, reassuring the public that no threat exists. NASA emphasizes these events ...

NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) impacted the 'moonlet' Dimorphos in the Didymos asteroid system. NASA's Hubble ...

Four near-Earth asteroids are set to make close approaches to Earth within a 24-hour period, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has confirmed. Scientists stress that all four objects will pass ...

The MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) monitored asteroid Dimorphos post-NASA DART impact. See the evolution ...

New 3I/ATLAS images from NASA and the ESA suggest the interstellar comet is active as it approaches Earth in December.

The Geminids' radiant, the point in the sky from which the meteor shower appears to come, is the constellation Gemini, also ...

This December's dazzling display comes from a strange asteroid with comet-like behavior—and a tail of debris that astronomers ...

The ESA said that its JUICE team was surprised to see the "very clearly visible comet, surrounded by signs of activity." ...

The satellite that took the photos belongs to Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT), a joint venture between NASA and the ...

Under perfect conditions, up to 120 meteors per hour could shoot across the night sky this Saturday and Sunday when the ...

The shower, which peaks in mid-December every year, is considered "one of the best and most reliable" of the year, according to NASA.

Unlike most meteor showers, which come from leftover comet particles, the Geminids originate from an asteroid called 3200 ...