Currently there is a third “interstellar interloper” now passing through the solar system designated as 3i/ATLAS, for the ...

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

The first flight mission for planetary defense, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) seeks to validate a method to ...

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 ...

NASA will host a live event at 3 p.m., Wednesday, November 19, to share imagery of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS.

Key Takeaways An asteroid is currently heading toward the Moon. NASA scientists are exploring a nuclear option. The stakes ...

NASA Associate Administrator Amit Kshatriya said that despite many rumors about the traveler, it was definitely a comet, not ...

The tidal forces produced by a tiny black hole would have an interesting effect on human bodies.

“Impact flashes on the moon are very common,” University of Colorado Boulder astrophysical and planetary sciences professor Paul Hayne said. “In fact, they happen more or less every night, and it’s a ...

The asteroid, known as 2022 RD2, belongs to a rare class of space rocks called Arjunas. These objects travel around the sun ...

The space agency got a close look at the interstellar visitor over the past few months as it zipped by Mars and the sun ...