The controversy endures over Pluto's true status, but the solar system underdog continues to capture hearts across the globe.

Asteroids that orbit close to the Earth inevitably cause us some anxiety due to the even remote possibility of a collision. But their proximity also offers ample opportunities to learn more about the ...

An overnight SpaceX launch planned for early Saturday will use a booster that’s already flown to space 25 times. A Falcon 9 is targeting 1:14 a.m. carrying 21 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveal ...

The Kuiper belt is a collection of such bodies that orbits at the edge of the solar system. Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission impact on asteroid Dimophos resulted in an elliptical ...

Prepare to get schooled If you have kids in school, or even if you don’t, you’ve probably realized that there’s a lot about ...

UK regulator Ofcom granted a licence to Amazon’s Project Kuiper for its broadband satellite service, paving the way for the company to launch its offering in the country. Ofcom stated it approved an ...

Ceres, the largest body in the asteroid belt, is far from a static rock drifting through space. Its complex geology and cryovolcanic activity hint at an active history stretching billions of years.

Astronomy doesn’t stop. On Christmas Day 2024 researchers made a significant discovery with the identification of a 196-foot asteroid hurtling towards earth. The space rock is currently around ...

According to NASA’s analysis, the asteroid, called 2024 YR4, has a more than one percent chance of colliding with Earth on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2032 —meaning there is still about a 99% chance that it ...

Is an asteroid set to collide with Earth in 2032? Scientists from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) say they have spotted a space rock that could smash into the Earth. While the ...

A newly-discovered 100 metre wide asteroid heading towards Earth has triggered a planetary defence response group. Spotted last month by a telescope in Chile, the near-Earth asteroid - designated ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A newly discovered asteroid has a tiny chance of smacking Earth in 2032, space agency officials said Wednesday. Scientists put the odds of a strike at slightly more ...