The Australian company HEO Robotics wants to join efforts to study a rare space event, conducting its own flyby of the ...

The Geminids peak annually in mid-December and are always one of the most brilliant meteor showers of the year. December’s ...

The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft's name has been changed to OSIRIS-APEX for its new mission to asteroid Apophis. See its journey to ...

Asteroid 2023 JF flew about 199,000 miles (320,000 km) away from Earth. It's estimated size is about 34 feet wide (10 meters) ...

The asteroid, known as 2022 RD2, belongs to a rare class of space rocks called Arjunas. These objects travel around the sun ...

As the night grows long and the winter solstice approaches, there’s a host of astronomical events to watch out for, including ...

NASA's OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft captured stunning new images as it whipped past Earth during a high-speed slingshot maneuver, sending the probe on a fast track toward the asteroid Apophis.

Asteroid 2025 VP1 is hurtling through space at more than 18,300 miles per hour, the space agency has reported.

A faculty member from Mississippi State University has discovered a new asteroid, a first for the Magnolia State.

Potential impactors are most likely to have low velocities and the highest likelihood of hitting Earth during the winter.

The Geminids are expected to run from Dec. 7-17, with a peak on the nights of Dec. 13 and 14 when 120 to 150 shooting stars ...

An essential amino acid that is mistakenly believed to cause drowsiness after eating turkey has been found in an asteroid for the first time, giving scientists clues to the origin of life on Earth.