The organization said in a statement on Wednesday that the Minor Planet Center (MPC), in cooperation with the Pan-African ...

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Ever since 3I/ATLAS, an interstellar object was discovered on July 1, 2025, by the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact ...

The asteroid with international designation 336877, discovered by the Nanjing-based Purple Mountain Observatory of the ...

The Geminid meteor shower is considered one of the best of the year and will hit its peak activity soon. What to know.

Sugars essential for life were found for the first time alongside “space gum” on an asteroid hurtling towards Earth, indicating that our universe could be teeming with life, according to new research.

The discovery and swift monitoring of asteroid 2024 YR4 earlier this year represented Earth's first real-life planetary defense test. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Asteroid 2022 RD2 is a near-Earth object that could become a temporary moon, then later a potential crash risk for the planet later this century. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech illustration Scientists ...

The images were taken during the comet's close pass by Mars on Oct. 3, when it swept within 18 million miles of the planet—offering the most detailed look so far at the third confirmed interstellar ...

At this point in history, astronomers and engineers who grew up watching "Deep Impact" and "Armageddon," two movies about the destructive power of asteroid impacts, are likely in relatively high ...

On Oct. 1, 2025, the small asteroid known as 2025 TF whizzed past Earth at a distance of only 266 miles (428 kilometers) from our planet — roughly the same altitude as the International Space Station.

A newly discovered asteroid just whizzed past Earth, marking the second-closest asteroid flyby on record, astronomers say. The asteroid flew over Antarctica just before 9 p.m. ET on Sept. 30, about ...