Professor Alan Fitzsimmons has recently returned from ground control of the European Space Agency Hera mission at the ...

UCF researchers utilized the James Webb Space Telescope to uncover unique characteristics of (2060) Chiron, a distant "centaur" that exhibits traits of both a comet and an asteroid. These findings ...

Scientists have discovered a mysterious asteroid-comet hybrid is 'like nothing seen before' in our solar system.

Researcher Noemí Pinilla-Alonso explained that the composition is uncharacteristic of objects near Neptune. Its gaseous and ...

A year of discovery awaits, with missions poised to reveal new insights about our home planet, solar system, galaxy, and ...

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

The Quadrantid meteor shower is also ongoing right now. The peak is overnight Friday, and we could see up to 120 meteors per hour in peak conditions.

The year 2025 promises to be packed with space exploration, including robotic expeditions to the moon, a new observatory and ...

(NEW YORK) -- Stargazers can ring in the beginning of 2025 by witnessing the first meteor shower of the year. The Quadrantids, one of the "strongest" displays of the year, are expected to peak ...

The Quadrantids, the first meteor shower of the New Year, has the potential to be one of the year's best – if the weather ...

Sometimes, it's hard to remember that Earth is constantly being bombarded by literally tons of space debris daily. The larger ...