In 2032, a rare astronomical event may unfold, as asteroid 2024 YR4 could collide with the Moon, resulting in a once-in-5,000 ...

Astronomers believe a planetary body collided with Pluto early in its history to create a gigantic heart-shaped feature on the dwarf planet. CNN values your feedback 1.

NASA’s DART mission slammed into the asteroid Dimorphos to test planetary defense. But weeks later, its orbit kept ...

Close stellar encounters could change the structure of our planetary system, potentially dooming Earth or other worlds to ...

The afterglow resulting from the planetary collision, as described in the study, took approximately 2.5 years to disrupt the typical starlight emitted by ASASSN-21qj.

Pluto gained a ‘heart’ after colliding with a planetary body. Researchers think they have solved the mystery of how the distinctive heart came to be — and it could reveal new clues about the ...

Pluto gained a ‘heart’ after colliding with a planetary body. Researchers think they have solved the mystery of how the distinctive heart came to be — and it could reveal new clues about the ...

Pluto landed its largest moon, Charon, with a 'kiss'—overturning decades of scientific assumptions about how planetary bodies form and evolve. This is the conclusion of a new study, conducted at ...

A swarm of large asteroids likely lurking around Venus could one day pose an "invisible threat" to Earth if left unchecked, astronomers have warned.

An artist’s concept illustrating a catastrophic collision between two rocky exoplanets in the planetary system BD +20 307, turning both into dusty debris. Ten years ago, scientists speculated that the ...