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 ...

Tonight's the night. Those with telescopes and clear skies have the chance to watch a very speedy asteroid cross a large swath of the southern sky during evening hours across much of the western ...

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 ...