The near-Earth asteroid Eros will pass by the galaxy Andromeda this evening. The rare event will be streamed live.

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When a meteor streaks across the sky, it's not just beautiful. It's nature's way of delivering a time capsule to Earth.

China is planning a kinetic impact demonstration mission to test the feasibility of defending Earth against potentially hazardous asteroids, a senior space scientist revealed at an international ...

The number 40,000 might not sound particularly dramatic, but it represents humanity's growing catalog of near-Earth asteroids ...

A clear look at the discovery of 40,000 near-Earth asteroids, how scientists track them, and the missions working to keep our ...

The discovery was confirmed by the Minor Planet Center, the world’s official authority for verifying new asteroid findings ...

"Similar to the asteroid belt, the Kuiper Belt is a region of leftovers from the solar system's early history. Like the ...

An interstellar trespasser known as 3I/ATLAS is almost certainly a comet. So, why do so many people think it's ...

Earth has picked up a new traveling companion – an asteroid named 2025 PN7 that now moves through space in step with us. This ...