A surprising discovery has been unveiled by astronomers as they have categorized the 40,000th near-Earth asteroid.The recent ...

At least 10 asteroids are set to make close approaches to Earth over a three-day window between December 18 and December 20, ...

According to NASA, an asteroid is labelled "potentially hazardous" based on a combination of factors: its size and how close ...

NASA is tracking a plane-sized asteroid known as 2025 XM as it hurtles toward Earth’s neighborhood at roughly 9,753 miles per ...

Astronomers just spotted 100 brand-new asteroids, and some of them are cruising uncomfortably close to Earth. Most space ...

Cosmic “touchdown airbursts” — explosions of comets or asteroids above Earth’s surface — may be far more common and ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS will get closest to Earth on Dec. 19, and astronomers will be watching.

The comet will come much closer to Jupiter in March, zipping within 33 million miles. It will be the mid-2030s before it ...

3I/ATLAS has now made its closest approach to the sun and Earth and is now heading back out toward the outer solar system. On ...

This week marks the last chance for backyard astronomers to see interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS before it races on its journey ...

The comet will come much closer to Jupiter in March, zipping within 33 million miles (53 million kilometers). It will be the mid-2030s before it reaches interstellar space, never to return, said Paul ...

Discovered over the summer, the comet known as 3I/Atlas will pass within 167 million miles of our planet on Friday. That's as ...