The number 40,000 might not sound particularly dramatic, but it represents humanity's growing catalog of near-Earth asteroids ...

A clear look at the discovery of 40,000 near-Earth asteroids, how scientists track them, and the missions working to keep our ...

While the feds idled, an interstellar object known as 3I/ATLAS was barnstorming the solar system, at a speed that reached 153 ...

The Perseverance rover found the strange rock near the rim of the 28-mile-wide (45 kilometres) Jezero crater, which ...

NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office is responsible for finding and tracking potentially dangerous asteroids before ...

The aging infrastructure of the Deep Space Network is operating at capacity and in desperate need of an upgrade. The latest ...

The fast spin of small near-Earth asteroids suggests scientists need to revise their ideas about what holds these rocky bodies together. The fast spin of small near-Earth asteroids suggests scientists ...

October 29 promises to be a thrilling day for space observers. A celestial visitor, the mysterious interstellar object 3I/Atlas, will be closest to Earth, presenting astronomers and space enthusiasts ...

The object is called 2025 PN7, and it was spotted on Aug. 2, 2025, by the Pan-STARRS telescope in Hawaii. Even though it was just discovered, earlier data shows it's been in this unusual orbit for ...

Earth has adopted a new(ish) traveling companion. It’s a tiny asteroid with quasi-moon status, named 2025 PN7 by astronomers. Not to be mistaken with a mini-moon, the celestial object follows an orbit ...

According to the latest buzz, Earth has a second moon. This rumor might be close to the truth, but it’s not the entire picture. Here’s what you need to know. The reason people might think Earth has a ...