"It is incredible that modern telescopic surveys have the ability to detect such small objects up to millions of kilometers ...

Earth may briefly capture as many as six moon fragments — called minimoons — at any given time before they move on to orbit ...

There are currently no known asteroids on an impact course with the planet. Still, scientists are keeping a watchful eye on ...

Experts say the chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the Moon have increased while there is no significant risk of it hitting Earth.

Paul Wiegert, a Western physics and astronomy professor, shares insights on asteroid 2024 YR4 and the likelihood it will hit Earth or the Moon.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will swoop past a small asteroid this weekend as it makes its way to an even bigger prize: the unexplored swarms of asteroids out near Jupiter ...

Astronomers have discovered a rare instance of a interstellar comet speeding through the solar system. The 3I/ATLAS was first ...

NASA has discovered the third known interstellar object to pass through our solar system, but the icy snowball object poses ...