I t’s time to say hello to an old friend again. The first near-Earth asteroid ever discovered by humans, 433 Eros, will have a close fly-by of Earth this weekend, and it should stay visible for a few ...

With a 4% chance of hitting the moon in 2032, an asteroid named YR4’s potential collision course is being monitored by NASA.

Near-Earth asteroid Eros will appear near the Andromeda Galaxy on 30 November, offering a rare sky alignment livestream for ...

With a little more than a month to go until the next Perseids meteor shower, Utahans can rest assured they have a prime viewing spot. Utah was rated as the fourth-best state for spotting asteroids and ...

With a little more than a month to go until the Perseid meteor shower streaks across the sky, Coloradans can rest assured they have a prime viewing spot. Colorado was rated as the second-best state ...

COLUMBIA – Asteroid 4179 Toutatis will pass within 4.3 million miles of Earth during the next few days, and astronomers and stargazers will have the option of watching its passage through a telescope ...

When scientists sifted through dust from asteroid Bennu and spotted tryptophan, the same amino acid often blamed for ...

A new study authored by Southwest Research Insti-tute planetary scientist Dr. Tracy Becker discusses several new views of the asteroid 16 Psyche, including the first ultraviolet observations. The ...

A small rock sample collected from asteroid Bennu contains traces of tryptophan, a complex amino acid rarely found in space materials. This marks the first time tryptophan has been identified in an ...

Colorado was rated the second-best state for meteor and asteroid viewing, according to a new study. High elevation, dark skies and numerous observatories contributed to Colorado's high ranking. The ...