A vast ring of rocky leftovers between Mars and Jupiter, the asteroid belt preserves clues to how the planets — and Earth ...

David Rankin of the Catalina Sky Survey in Arizona spends nights scanning the solar system for potentially catastrophic space ...

The 38-foot-wide space rock is projected to come to within just 123,000 miles of our planet, according to NASA.

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Researchers are keeping an eye on the building-sized asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 4 percent chance of hitting the moon seven years from now.

A building-sized asteroid had a 1-in-32 chance of hitting Earth at its peak, but astronomers soon found there was zero chance ...

The 84-foot-diameter space rock—dubbed "2025 XM"—is hurtling through the solar system at a zippy 9,753 miles per hour.

International team finds glucose and ribose in samples from asteroid Bennu, marking first glucose discovery in space ...

Scientists have sought out and detected radio emissions from from interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, all but confirming that it has natural origins.

The comet, which will come within roughly 167 million miles (270 million kilometers) of our planet, will be tracked by telescopes around the world so astronomers can pinpoint its location and make ...

Three stars of varying Marvel movies joined forces in this 2016 sci-fi movie from the director of Jack Ryan and Silo.

BEIJING -- An asteroid has been named after Qi Faren, a renowned Chinese space technology expert, according to the China ...