However, hours later the MPC announced it was removing the object from its records because it wasn't an asteroid at all. It ...

As we move into 2025, the field of space exploration is buzzing with exciting missions, new technologies, and a renewed focus ...

The Flamin' Hot star and The Good Doctor's Will Yun Lee are the latest names to sign on to the action epic, as reported by Deadline. Further details about their roles have not yet been announced. The ...

On January 2, the Minor Planet Center announced the discovery of the unique asteroid 2018 CN41, but soon had to remove the object from the official li ...

More recently, uber-rich space tourists earned the distinction by breaching Earth's atmosphere ... sequence before it visits seven Trojan asteroids. The asteroid, called DJ for short, is only ...

Towards the end of the month, Mercury appears in the evening sky, and climbs up past Saturn. In the dusk glow, you may be ...

Mars has a Trojan, and there may be small Trojans in Lagrange points of Earth and Venus. Small objects in the distant outer solar system might be similar to asteroids or comets; the definitions begin ...

The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has doubled in a matter of weeks, according to NASA ...

The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 2032 recently spiked from a little more than 1% to 2.3% as more observations are made.

Even the smallest odds of an impact sound alarming, but scientists’ ability to calculate them is actually good news.

Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of hitting Earth in 2032.