Otero and (18805) Kellyday. Though distant and faint, the early observations serve as both a successful instrument test and a demonstration of agile spacecraft operations that could prove useful for ...

In a new paper, to get a better grasp on the risk of an asteroid impact and put it in context with other risks, astronomers ...

The bad news is that death by asteroid impact is more likely to happen to you than death by rabies. The worse news is that ...

While many may be focused on 2 Pallas’s trajectory across the night sky, August 10 also brings a planetary parade featuring ...

Using data from the Vera C Rubin Observatory, experts have revealed just how big the object, dubbed 3I/ATLAS, really is.

An asteroid the "size of an aeroplane" is expected to pass by Earth in the coming days. The space rock named 2025 OW will ...

Scientists have discovered that Earth could have at least six minimoons that we never knew existed. A minimoon is a small ...

Asteroid 2025 OU1, about 140 feet in diameter, will safely pass Earth in 2025. While it poses no immediate threat, scientists ...

Betelgeuse companion discovery with Gemini North resolves century-old mystery and opens new doors in red supergiant research ...

It's tearing through space at 46,908 miles per hour.

We’re aiming to raise $6,000 by August 10, so we can deepen our reporting on the critical stories unfolding right ...