Beyond their scientific value, these tiny satellites may also hold commercial potential. Because they briefly orbit close to ...

"It is incredible that modern telescopic surveys have the ability to detect such small objects up to millions of kilometers ...

Paul Wiegert, a Western physics and astronomy professor, shares insights on asteroid 2024 YR4 and the likelihood it will hit Earth or the Moon.

Dubbed 3I/ATLAS, it is blazing through our cosmic cul-de-sac at truly awe-inspiring speeds between the main asteroid belt and ...

Whether you observe in the morning or evening, the solar system has something for you today as two worlds reach their ...

The whopping 25-kilogram Martian rock will be sold at a special natural history-themed auction at Sotheby's in New York this ...

I’m not sure whether it was elementary school science classes or Fred Flintstone’s Brontosaurus burgers that made the giant herbivore one of the most recognizable dinosaurs to me as a kid. But for ...

Several planets stand still in the sky, Titan’s shadow transits Saturn, and Venus gives Taurus a second eye in the sky this ...

Astronomers have long been fascinated by the idea that Earth could harbor small, temporary satellites, known as minimoons, ...

We measure the extremely long distances between things in space by light years. A light year is the distance that light travels in one Earth year. Light travels at about 300,000 kilometres per second.

There are currently no known asteroids on an impact course with the planet. Still, scientists are keeping a watchful eye on ...

"Can humanity enjoy the benefits of both asteroid and lunar mining without compromise, or do we have to choose one at the ...