NASA has issued a public alert about a house-sized asteroid, 2024 AV2, set to make a close pass by Earth on December 31, 2024, at 9:17 AM IST, just before the New Year. The asteroid, which is 53 feet ...

Among the finds is an object thought to be an asteroid from the main belt, which lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

If Earth is going to be blown to bits by an asteroid, it'd be nice to have some advance warning – to either do something ...

NASA's Lucy mission will continue its journey to explore the Jupiter Trojan asteroids, which share Jupiter's orbit around the ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission has reached the Bennu asteroid after a two-year journey!  Find out why this mission is so ...

This advancement could provide crucial early warnings about incoming asteroids, allowing for timely intervention or ...

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 ...

Discover why scientists now believe volcanic eruptions did not play a role in the mass extinction of the dinosaurs.

Nostradamus's writings suggest that 2025 could bring significant challenges, including a potential asteroid collision and a ...

Cratered surfaces across our solar system reveal signs of ancient impacts, but mysterious gullies on Vesta might have formed ...

Mars’ strangely small mass still puzzles planetary scientists. Definitive answers as to why are still hard to come by.