Spectrum News NY1 will allow all viewers free access to our coverage for Election Day. The access begins at 6 a.m. and will run through Wednesday. Viewers will also be able to watch for free on ...

An asteroid with the second-fastest unique orbit in the solar system—one that sees it traveling a complete run around our star in just 128 days—has been found hiding in the sun’s glare. Known as 2025 ...

A newly found space rock almost broke a speed record. The asteroid, called 2025 SC79, has a pathway within the orbit of Venus that zips around the sun in only 128 days, making it the second-fastest ...

What if the biggest asteroid hit us? This video explores the potential impact of a large asteroid collision with Earth. It discusses the consequences, including environmental effects, potential ...

In the distant past, the solar system was rife with impacts and collisions. Millions of rocky objects zoomed chaotically through the system, smashing into each other in collisional cascades. Over time ...

“The rest of the world is tuning in,” he said, of moderating a mayoral debate. “But in the end, it’s not that different from when I used to do city council debates in a church basement.” Sign up for ...

Errol Louis of Spectrum News NY1, Brian Lehrer of WNYC and Katie Honan of The City are moderating Wednesday’s debate. By Ashley Ahn If last week’s combative affair was any indication, the moderators ...

Earth has a near miss—twice—after two small asteroids seemingly passed alarmingly close to the planet, less than two days apart, one of them going completely unnoticed until hours after it had already ...

An asteroid was spotted whizzing past Earth last week in the second closest approach to the planet ever recorded, according to authorities. Asteroid 2025 TF soared over Antarctica just before 9 p.m.

When Joel Sercel thinks about the promise of extracting valuable resources from asteroids for use in space, he recalls other world-changing technologies that exploded when the time and circumstances ...

Get ready for some news that’s out of this world. An asteroid known as 2024 YR4 could be on course to make contact with the moon—and such an impact wouldn’t come without consequence, according to an ...