The educator and broadcaster on the search for life beyond Earth, what we might gain from mining on the Moon — and how to divert a killer asteroid ...

Skygazing astronomers have spotted a sudden, bold flash of light on the "dark" side of the Moon caused by an astronomical ...

Although the Ursids are active from Dec. 13 through Dec. 26, the peak night coincides with the winter solstice, which occurs at 10:03 a.m. EST on Dec. 21. Though the two events are totally unrelated, ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS safely passed Earth this morning as it continues its brief trip through our solar system.

Be on the lookout for the peak hours to watch the Ursid meteor shower this weekend. It's often overlooked because of the holiday, winter solstice ...

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has directly imaged two massive asteroid collisions in the Fomalhaut system, offering unprecedented insight into planetary system evolution and raising new questions ...

Cosmic “touchdown airbursts” — explosions of comets or asteroids above Earth’s surface — may be far more common and destructive than previously thought, according to new research. Unlike ...

Scientists had stumbled on the dusty debris from two cosmic crashes. Massive space rocks slammed together to create clouds of ...

BEIJING -- An asteroid has been named after Qi Faren, a renowned Chinese space technology expert, according to the China ...

Sources from Associated Press say the last major meteor shower of the year, known as the Ursids, peaks soon, bringing glowing ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS made its closest approach to Earth today (Dec. 19, 2025). Here's the latest news you need to ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS, the third interstellar object ever detected, will swing closest to Earth overnight from Thursday to Friday (Dec. 18 to 19). Here’s how to see it.