Far from the bright glare of the Moon, a much smaller companion has been quietly keeping pace with Earth, looping around the Sun in a complex dance that only looks like a shared orbit from our vantage ...

The NASA project NEOWISE, which has given astronomers a detailed view of near-Earth objects – some of which could strike the Earth – ended its mission and burned on reentering the atmosphere after ...

Scientists are tracking an object heading toward earth that could enter the planet’s orbit, and they are not entirely sure what it is. The object, named Asteroid 2020 SO, is believed to be man made ...

The NASA project NEOWISE, which has given astronomers a detailed view of near-Earth objects -- some of which could strike the Earth -- ended its mission and burned on reentering the atmosphere after ...

A January 2026 Earth–Sun alignment allows measurements of the opposition surge from interstellar object 3I/ATLAS using ...

NASA’s Hubble has examined Cloud-9, a strange object with no stars that offers clues about early galaxy formation and dark ...

First light for the innovative new instrument is anticipated in 2028. Spectre — once operational — will play a key role in ...

At this point in history, astronomers and engineers who grew up watching "Deep Impact" and "Armageddon," two movies about the destructive power of asteroid impacts, are likely in relatively high ...