The asteroid is projected to come within 865,000 miles of Earth—nearly five times closer than the orbit of the moon.

Recent advancements in asteroid research have led to an extraordinary discovery: 63 new young asteroid families, significantly expanding our understanding of the solar system’s dynamics. This ...

These so-called Venus co-orbital asteroids are currently undetected because of their alignment in the sky but could one day drift into Earth’s path, at least according to simulations combining ...

Geological evidence, including an Ordovician-era increase in earthquakes, tsunamis, meteorites, and crater formation, suggests a significant celestial event approximately 466 million years ago. A ...

Astronomers warn that Earth may be at risk from previously undetected asteroids co-orbiting near Venus. Hidden by the Sun’s ...

New Curtin University research has uncovered a striking link between the structure of our galaxy and the evolution of Earth's crust, showing its development was shaped by the impact of meteorites ...

Ripples in spacetime now give astronomy a second sense. The network listens to collisions, maps a low-frequency background ...

Much as we may treasure and proclaim our independence, we actually live in a protective bubble called the heliosphere.

"This is four times more people than saw Neil Armstrong walk on the moon. Think about what a world event this is going to be.

Earth wobbles on its axis like a spinning top, a motion called precession. This wobble takes about 26,000 years to complete one full circle. Different stars have served as the North Star throughout ...

Astronomers might be close to confirming the presence of an Earth-like atmosphere on an exoplanet for the ... an astronomer ...

An enormous asteroid is approaching Earth at 24,136 miles per hour—and will be at its closest to us in two days' time. The ...