Some asteroids hold more iron, nickel and cobalt than Earth's reserves, presenting options for off-planet construction, fuel ...
Scientists out of the Pan-STARRs observatory in Hawaii discovered the new quasi-moon on Aug. 29, according to CNN and ABC ...
Siddharth Patel, 12, is a night sky enthusiast whose latest discovery is putting him on the world stage. Patel is now one of ...
In April 2029, Apophis is predicted by NASA to come within 32,000 kilometers (20,000 miles) of the Earth's surface. Closer ...
A small asteroid, known as 2025 TF, flew over Antarctica on October 1, 2025, at an altitude of only 266 miles.
Asteroids, comets, and clouds contain complex organic molecules that form in space and might have kickstarted life on Earth ...
Contrary to online rumors, Earth still only has one true moon, but astronomers have discovered a so-called 'quasi-moon.' Here ...
The Orionid meteor shower is active each year from about Oct. 2 to Nov. 7, according to the American Meteor Society. This ...
A newly observed interstellar object, 3I/ATLAS, contains iron-free nickel alloys — a composition former NASA surgeon Dr.
Lying between Mars and Jupiter is a massive ring of rock debris—the asteroid belt. Now thin, it’s fading away gradually.
Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) was discovered early this year by one of the telescopes on — you guessed it — Mount Lemmon, where ...
The discovery of a new celestial object in the Earth's neighborhood has created a buzz online asking whether the planet now ...