From the mysterious Planet Nine to the prospect of a "human-caused meteor shower," space and physics editor Brandon Specktor ...

Asteroid-detecting AI algorithms have already identified 27,000 new pieces of space debris, bringing the known number to 1.3 ...

NASA has issued an alert regarding a 31-foot-wide asteroid named 2024 YA5, roughly the size of a bus, which is set to make a ...

Scientists still do not know where the water here on Earth came from. But two populations of so-called dark comets may tell ...

In Central California, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks and Yosemite National Park are good bets for seeing celestial ...

When NASA’s Dawn spacecraft visited the giant asteroid Vesta, it discovered intriguing channels on the rocky surface, ...

Space agencies worldwide are gearing up missions in 2025 to expand humanity's horizons, from the moon and Mars to asteroids and beyond.

The Quadrantids, which peak in early January each year, are considered to be "one of the best annual meteor showers," according to NASA. "Most meteor showers have a two-day peak, which makes catching ...

With 2024 coming to a close, we look at the biggest space achievements of the year from NASA, SpaceX, China, and more.

JWST uncovered Chiron’s rare ices and gases, providing new insights into its unique activity and its link to the solar system ...

Earlier this month, researchers announced they found the smallest asteroids ever detected within the main belt, which is a ...