Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.

Earth: The Most Fascinating Planet in the Universe? Even though we live on this planet, there’s still so much we don’t know!

A colossal impact billions of years ago carved out the canyons that rival the most breathtaking features here on Earth in a matter of minutes, ...

Jeff Bezos' spaceflight company Blue Origin simulated lunar gravity conditions today (Feb. 4) during the 29th launch of its ...

The closest of the asteroids to us—estimated to be about the size of a car—is whizzing through space at 27,358 miles per hour ...

On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from ...

NASA has found something on Uranus and Neptune. The ice giants of the solar system have long been enigmas for science.

Explore the debate on climate change causes: human activities vs. natural variability. Discover the latest data, scientific ...

NASA’s Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer (EZIE) has arrived at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, where the ...

Though the planets are always “aligned,” seeing more than four in the sky is more uncommon. February’s lineup is a chance to ...

There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on Earth. The latest estimates suggest there are around one septillion stars, which is a 1 followed by 24 zeros. Our sun is a typical G-type ...