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NASA is in the process of rescheduling a commercial mission to the International Space Station after the postponement of a ...

Legendary Apollo astronaut Rusty Schweickart, astronomer Scott Manley and acclaimed author Mary Robinette Kowal, known for her Lady Astronaut series, will headline an all-star lineup of speakers in ...

Scientists uncovered a brand-new species of dinosaur in a jar that has sat in museum storage for almost 20 years.

Earth is no longer at risk of a direct collision with the asteroid 2024 YR4, but an impact on the moon in 2032 could send ...

Shortly after astronomers detected asteroid 2024 YR4 on December 27, 2024, they realized it posed no threat to Earth. But it ...

Planetary boundaries outline how far past pre-industrial conditions Earth can get before anthropogenic activity has ...

A new telescope could transform our understanding of the universe, and help protect the Earth from asteroid threats by ...

A 2014 study found that the asteroid had roughly a 0.037 percent chance of colliding with Earth between 2175 and 2199. But until now, simulations have run into issues beyond September 2135.

Researchers believe this 4.6-billion-year-old piece of rock could reveal compounds present at the beginning of the solar ...

A space rock the color of coal and no larger than a pebble you’d shake from a shoe just arrived at the Field Museum, where ...

New research on the orbits of these mysterious asteroids near Venus stress the need for better space rock surveillance.