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 ...

Broken steel wires in the core of the conveyor belt significantly reduce its carrying capacity and overall strength, potentially leading to safety hazards. The eddy current testing (ECT) has ...

NASA is on high alert as asteroid 2025 OL1, travelling at nearly 17,000mph, prepares for a close, but safe, flyby of Earth on ...

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 ...

Aliens are visiting our solar system. Not little green men, sadly, but natural alien objects—cosmic bodies such as comets and ...

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

Astronomers think small space rocks from beyond our solar system routinely strike Earth—but proving it isn’t easy ...

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