This Sunday, an asteroid larger than Manhattan – large enough it could end civilization, or at least wreck a country – is ...

It's easy to see why this argument comes up: there are big problems to solve here on Earth, and going to space is expensive.

The massive asteroid Alinda has made its closest approach to Earth in decades and is set to reach peak brightness in a rare ...

Hot on the tail of the Quadrantids meteor shower, another spectacle in the sky is about to arrive: comet Atlas C/2024 G3, ...

Alinda has made its closest approach to our planet in decades, and it's about to peak in brightness in a rare ...

Though 2025 won't mark the return of astronauts into deep space as NASA had hoped, launchpads still will be scorching-hot from a procession of robotic spacecraft attempting to land on the moon . How ...

Comet G3 ATLAS (C/2024) is expected to whiz past the Sun in mid-January, giving skywatchers an extremely rare opportunity to ...

Don’t space out or you’ll miss it. A once-in-a-generation asteroid broader than the width of Manhattan will be passing by the ...

A large asteroid is about to make its closest approach to Earth in 100 years. Over the coming days, it's so close you should be able to observe it yourself with only the aid of binoculars.

They come around every year like clockwork and that means planning shooting star trips can be done months in advance. Here's ...

Volcanic activity in India altered the climate but didn't kill the dinosaurs; the Chicxulub meteorite did, by triggering an ...