Plan is for spacecraft to first visit 2016 HO3, which could be a fragment of the moon, then start a seven-year journey to comet 311P China has launched an ambitious mission to bring asteroid samples ...

Simulations show that the stars’ tug could send Mercury, Venus or Mars crashing into Earth — or let Jupiter eject our world from the solar system.

The “The Little Star that Could” will take visitors of the Mackie Planetarium on a virtual trip to Saturn for its final show ...

With an atmosphere, by mass, of primarily hydrogen (76 per cent) and helium (24 per cent), and by volume of 89 per cent ...

I don’t think the majority of us really take the time to reflect on the fact that the planet Earth on which we live is nothing more than one of ...

A new study from the University of Arizona reveals an unexpected way that planets' cores might form in our solar system.

Astronomers have discovered a new dwarf planet, named 2017 OF201, far beyond Pluto's orbit. It takes 25,000 years to orbit ...

Twenty years ago, the US Congress instructed NASA to find 90 percent of near-Earth asteroids threatening Earth.

The newly discovered object, named 2017 OF201, has a 25,000-year orbit and is believed to be a large contender for dwarf ...

Strauss’ “Blue Danube” is heading into space this month to mark the 200th anniversary of the waltz king's birth.

The first Star Wars movie released in 1977 and George Lucas’ legendary tale of an epic space adventure has continued to capture the hearts and minds of the viewers to this day.

Speed is one of the most vital factors in space missions. To reach distant planets, study the Sun, or escape Earth’s gravity, ...