A building-sized asteroid had a 1-in-32 chance of hitting Earth at its peak, but astronomers soon found there was zero chance ...

With major eclipses, brilliant supermoons, and lineups of five or more planets, 2026 offers something awe-inspiring in every season. Here’s what to watch for.

Look east at sunset on Jan. 3 to see the fully-lit lunar disk climb over the eastern horizon. It will likely take on a ...

NASA has selected two science instruments designed for astronauts to deploy on the surface of the moon during the Artemis IV ...

Early this year, a surprise space rock made headlines around the globe when the International Asteroid Warning Network ...

The discovery and swift monitoring of asteroid 2024 YR4 earlier this year represented Earth's first real-life planetary defense test.

Tryptophan, the essential amino acid behind the Thanksgiving myth that eating turkey can make you sleepy, has been found to exist on Bennu, a small asteroid that swings by our planet about every six ...

An asteroid named YR4 is on a potential collision course with the moon, with NASA estimating a 4% chance of impact in 2032. While the scenario might sound like a Hollywood plot, scientists are ...

According to new information provided by NASA has alarmed astronomers around the world have been alarmed, raising concerns ...

Americans have grown sour on one of the longtime key ingredients of the American dream. Almost two-thirds of registered voters say that a four-year college degree isn’t worth the cost, according to a ...