Since a potentially hazardous asteroid was detected in December, tens of others objects have come close to Earth.

The odds that a potentially destructive asteroid will collide with Earth in 2032 have increased once again, NASA says, but ...

NASA revealed a car-sized asteroid, known as "2025 DQ", is hurtling past Earth today at approximately 15,000 miles per hour. This rock, estimated to be just under four metres wide, is projected to fly ...

Some exoplanets have characteristics totally alien to our Solar System. Hot Jupiters are one such type. They can have orbital ...

Throughout January and February, skywatchers venturing out in the early evening can see six planets in our solar system ...

According to an alternative model of how intelligent life emerges on planets like Earth, the existence of aliens—and human ...

A recent study has unveiled how chemical elements and powerful winds shape the atmosphere of a planet far beyond our solar system.

St. Cloud State University Assistant Professor Rachel Humphrey explains why Mercury and Saturn are tougher to pick out. “The ...

Astronomers say the 2024 YR4 asteroid still has a 97% chance of missing Earth in 2032, but the now 3.1% chance it will hit ...

NASA's New Horizons Pluto probe is gearing up to cross the "termination shock," an exotic boundary in the outer solar system, ...

Gamma rays detected by NASA's Fermi spacecraft indicate that microquasars are powered by small black holes slowly devouring ...

Every year on February 19 scientists across the world celebrate Copernicus Day. Learn about the man who changed how we view ...