Scientists are projecting a small but significant chance that an asteroid could strike the Earth on Dec. 22, 2032.  Asteroids ...

The Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS, telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, first discovered 2024 YR4 on ...

By combining the four giant telescopes of the Very Large Telescope, an international team has observed the exoplanet WASP-121b with unprecedented precision, revealing one of the most extreme climates ...

During the first nights of February, the crescent moon should line up with the planets as well. The planets are spread far apart in the solar system, AccuWeather wrote. Although it can be hard to see ...

“New Horizons shattered a major paradigm of planetary science,” says Alan Stern, the mission’s principal investigator. “Pluto ...

Feb. 18 marks the 95th anniversary of the discovery of our outermost planet-not-planet. Here's what to know about the short ...

In the Milky Way's central bulge, about 24,000 light-years from Earth, a peculiar pair of objects appears to be hurtling ...

Asteroids are space rocks orbiting the sun that are considerably smaller than planets. Scientists believe they're the ...

Explore Ceres, the largest asteroid in our solar system, and discover its remarkable ancient ocean and ice-rich crust.

Researchers believe they have rediscovered a mysterious star system first spotted in 2011. If true, the alien sun and its ...

Scientists recently doubled the chances that Asteroid 2024 YR4 will hit Earth in 2032. While earlier estimates said the ...