This summer, a dead star in a nearby galaxy flared back to life in an abnormally brilliant but brief nova, providing ...

The space agency defied incredible odds to get its asteroid-hunting OSIRIS-REx spacecraft off the ground. Since then, the mission has upended everything we know about our solar system.

Scientists just proved it. The first view below, taken by Hera's Asteroid Framing Camera, shows Earth's dominant white clouds over the sunlit Pacific Ocean, seen from 1.6 million kilometers ...

Bright white swirling clouds can be seen in the skies ... "TIRI will image the Dimorphos asteroid in the mid-infrared spectral region to chart the temperature on the asteroid’s surface," ESA ...

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When an asteroid is larger than about 150 meters, or about 490 feet, across and skims past Earth within this area deemed close range, scientists consider it a "potentially hazardous object." ...

Scientists predict that the asteroid Apophis may undergo significant surface changes when it makes its close approach to Earth in 2029, according to a new study. The asteroid, named after the ...

It's here to stay, or at least until Thanksgiving week. But it's not a moon. In fact, it's an asteroid named 2024 PT5. It entered Earth's orbit on Sept. 29 and will be taking up residency in our ...

Asteroid mining might sound like something out of science fiction, but experts say it could be the path to out-of-this-world wealth. According to Matt Gialich, founder of space mining company ...

The first near-Earth asteroid which is the smallest of the group at around 100 feet across, came within 3.4 million miles of us. The latter, a 170-foot-wide boulder, reached within 2.9 million miles.