A dwarf planet hiding right in the middle of our solar system could be a surprising source of frozen water, astronomers ...

"An object larger than about 150 meters that can approach the Earth to within this distance is termed a potentially hazardous ...

From the discovery of gravity to the first mission to defend Earth from an asteroid, here are the most important physics ...

The comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) was discovered in 2023 and is on its way into the inner solar system. Early estimates ...

The European Space Agency signed a contract with OHB to begin work on an asteroid mission, but a decision on full funding for the mission is still more than a year away.

A rare comet is still glowing over Ohio. Here's how to see it before it's gone, and won't return for 80,000 years.

The Hera spacecraft successfully launched toward the asteroids Didymos and Dimorphos on Oct. 7, meant to follow up on NASA's ...

Scientists traced 70% of meteorites to three asteroid families. This discovery solves a mystery about meteorite origins.

Researchers from Western University's Institute for Earth and Space Exploration have identified a way to produce edible ...

Meteorites - rocks that fall to Earth from space - have pelted our planet from its birth about 4.5 billion years ago to today ...

There’s been a lot of interest around developing technologies for mining rare-earth metals from asteroids as they pass on by.

Advancements in commercial satellite capabilities will enable NASA officials to transition to commercial systems to support ...