The Einstein Probe is revolutionizing our view of the distant X-ray universe, offering an unprecedented look at some of the ...
Following the Quadrantids meteor shower, another incredible sky event is about to take place: comet Atlas C/2024 G3 will soon ...
For a few months, Earth had a second moon — a tiny asteroid that may have been a piece of our own Moon ...
Follow-up observations from the Gemini-North telescope on Hawaii Island and the Very Large Telescope in Chile returned ...
For a brief, but exciting, time last year, Earth had two moons. A small asteroid lingered close to our planet in its orbit ...
The asteroid is about 33 feet (10 meters) across and poses no danger to Earth. It joins another known lunar asteroid ...
Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) came within 8.3 million miles of the sun on January 13 as it reached its perihelion, and is now disintegrating.
Scientists think a small rock discovered near Earth last August was hurled into space by an ancient impact on the lunar surface.
Lee esta historia en español aquí. The near-Earth object was likely ejected into space after an impact thousands of years ago ...
The sun’s light exerts a tiny force called “solar radiation pressure” on objects in space. Lightweight human-made debris, ...
For months space enthusiasts were fascinated by a small asteroid that was pulled by Earth's gravity and was fondly referred ...
The small near-Earth object 2024 PT5 captured the world’s attention last year after a NASA-funded telescope discovered it lingering close to, but never orbiting, our planet for several months.