Fomalhaut’s eccentric ring has been the focus of intense scrutiny for nearly two decades, and it keeps giving astronomers new ...

With help from amateur astronomers, scientists tracked how an asteroid traveled from space, broke up in Earth's atmosphere ...

Jezero Crater has become one of the most exciting places in the search for signs of past life on Mars. Since landing in 2021, ...

When considering the unnamed major features of all the moons, asteroids, and comets in our solar system, there are still a ...

A fireball over France revealed a tougher kind of asteroid, named 2023 CX1, raising new concerns about how small impacts can ...

NASA has issued an alert about an impending asteroid, one as large as a skyscraper, that is on a trajectory towards our ...

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) currently recognizes five dwarf planets in our solar system, though there are likely many more. The most famous of the bunch is Pluto, way out beyond the ...

Scientists caution that asteroid deflection must be precise, as striking the wrong spot risks sending it through a gravitational keyhole that sets up a future collision with Earth. Using lessons from ...

NASA is tracking an airplane-sized asteroid that's due to zip past Earth tomorrow at around 28,600 miles per hour, according to the space agency's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS). The ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 is no longer headed for Earth, but the fear it caused has astronomers worried about scare tones in the media. The asteroid initially had an approximate 3% chance for impact with ...

A recently discovered asteroid roughly the size of a commercial jet will pass within 1 lunar distance of Earth on Sept. 3. Here's how you can watch the build-up to the flyby live online, courtesy of ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics. Humanity has collected samples from three ...