We measure the extremely long distances between things in space by light years. A light year is the distance that light travels in one Earth year. Light travels at about 300,000 kilometres per second.

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission is scheduled to return samples of Asteroid Bennu to Earth. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Timelapse video shows speed of floodwater rising in Texas Katharine ...

Asteroid 2005 VO5 will pass Earth at about 6million kilometres on July 11. That distance is about 16 times as far away from Earth as the Moon is.

Episodes of particle ejection from the surface of the active asteroid (101955) Bennu ...

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Major museums face scrutiny as the Smithsonian undergoes review to eliminate political bias. But climate change messaging and ideological content remain.

That data shows that even with Earth avoiding direct impact, YR4 could still pose a threat in late 2032 by slamming into the ...

Samsung has revealed the Galaxy Watch 8 series, officially announcing both the Galaxy Watch 8 and Galaxy Watch 8 Classic on July 9. The Galaxy Watch 8 ...

REx sample return capsule contained rock from the asteroid Bennu. NASA/Keegan Barber Mary Magnuson, Collecting asteroid samples China’s Tianwen-2 asteroid sample return mission is set to launch this ...