After learning about this most recent asteroid, the one that arrived on Sept. 29, I reached out to a friend who used to ...

Astronomers at the Complutense University of Madrid first spotted this intriguing event using a powerful telescope in ...

The Earth’s natural resources are enormous but not infinite. A lack of some rare minerals can hinder technological ...

The Hera mission is headed for the Didymos binary asteroid system. NASA's Double Asteroid Redirect Mission (DART) smashed ...

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 ...

A new study posits that our planet's gravity will cause seismic activity on Apophis when it makes its close approach in 2029.

DART's goal was to examine how well a planetary defense strategy in moving a threatening space rock away from Earth. Hera will examine the collision from a nearby vantage point, providing a different ...

Tonight kicks off weekend of great sky gazing with a lasting full supermoon and a spectacular view of the Leonids meteor shower. Here's when to watch.