Astronomers will have more information later this spring about the asteroid's path and its likelihood of hitting Earth.

When it comes to sending humans back to the moon, knowing how to work with the regolith that coats the ground will be make-or-break. Phil Metzger is studying how to mitigate its dangers and use it as ...

The space agency's planetary science analysis groups must pause while NASA checks if they comply with Trump's orders.

Stargazers will be treated to a rare seven-planet alignment in February. This is what scientists hope to learn.

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...

Dr. Pascal Lee is a planetary scientist with the SETI Institute, Mars Institute and NASA Ames Research Center in California.

The chance of a newly discovered space rock hitting Earth in about eight years was predicted at 1.6 percent last week. Though ...

Stargazers are rejoicing because this January and February, the night sky is offering a rare celestial treat: six planets aligning in ‘The Planetary Parade’ ...

Last year, a study led by planetary scientist Richard Cartwright at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in ...

YR4 has just above a 1% chance of crashing into Earth in 2032, which is why astronomers and space agencies are paying attention to it.