Astronomers have discovered a rare instance of a interstellar comet speeding through the solar system. The 3I/ATLAS was first ...

The European Space Agency said Wednesday that scientists have discovered what might be only the third known interstellar ...

Late in the evening on July 1, a telescope in Chile that is part of the global, NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last ...

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Astronomers are tracking a newly spotted comet hailing from parts unknown, only the ...

After months of tracking and refining Asteroid 2024 YR4's orbit, NASA scientists were able to rule out an Earth strike. There's no real risk to the planet in seven years or afterward, according to the ...

I/ATLAS, earlier known as A11pI3Z, is only the third interstellar visitor to be discovered passing through our corner of the ...

The newest visitor is 416 million miles (670 million kilometers) from the sun, out near Jupiter. NASA said the comet will ...

"If 2024 YR4 strikes the Moon in 2032, it will (statistically speaking) be the largest impact in approximately 5,000 years," ...

The newly discovered interstellar visitor is just the third of its kind and fascinates astronomers who hope to learn from it ...

A diagram shows its orbit around Earth, ... The skyscraper-sized asteroid 2002 NV16 is pictured making its closest approach to Earth Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, in this illustration.

Congratulations! You probably won’t be killed by an asteroid on December 22, 2032. NASA says 2024 YR4 now has a minuscule chance of hitting Earth, but the moon isn’t fully in the clear.

An "interstellar object" is speeding toward the inner solar system, where Earth is located, astronomers have confirmed.