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 ...

NASA reports that two asteroids, 2024 YC9 and 2024 YL1, will approach Earth on January 3, 2025, providing a valuable ...

However, the Quadrantid influx is sharply peaked: six hours before and after maximum, these blue meteors appear at only half ...

NASA warns of asteroid 2024 YR9, set to approach Earth tomorrow at 7:02 AM travelling at over 74,500 kilometres per hour.

The ring might have acted like a giant sunshade, causing a cooling effect that might have unleashed an ice age.

On a long enough timescale, an asteroid, comet, or other impactor will come calling ... Once a new object is identified, NASA ...

Recent discoveries about black holes, including intermediate types and plasma jets, transform our cosmic understanding.

YB2 and 2024 YE4, are set to make close approaches to Earth on December 30. While their distances qualify as “near misses,” experts assure that there is no danger to our planet. These events not only ...

Here’s a look at the most exciting space missions planned for the coming year – from the Moon and Mars to asteroids and beyond: ...

There's no doubt 2024 saw some incredible space feats - including the first private spacewalk - but 2025 could be an even ...

Earth briefly hosted a 33-foot object, 2024 PT5, as a mini-moon. Scientists suggest it might be lunar debris from an ancient ...

NASA has identified two asteroids, 2024 YH and 2024 YD3, set to approach Earth on December 26. Though these "near misses" will pass millions of miles away, they offer scientists an opportunity to ...