New research on the orbits of these mysterious asteroids near Venus stress the need for better space rock surveillance.

When people think of meteor showers, they often picture themselves reclining under a star-filled sky and watching fleeting ...

NASA is monitoring three asteroids soaring past the Earth at about 8,000 to 15,000 miles per hour, the biggest of which measures around 1,300 feet in diameter.

A swarm of giant city-killer asteroids hiding near Venus poses an “invisible threat” to life on Earth, astronomers have ...

Ancient Greek astronomers likely observed Uranus as a star, but limited tools and geocentric views kept them from recognizing ...

What's happening in the skies over North Texas this month? June holds some spectacular sights in the night and morning sky.

A group of astronomers from across the globe, including a team from the University of Washington and led by Queen's ...

Ever wonder how NASA captures stunning images from deep space probes? Interplanetary scientist John Spencer takes us behind ...

Astronomers have revealed new research showing that millions of new solar system objects are likely to be detected by a brand-new facility, which is expected to come online later this year.

Are we actually in space?” The kindergartners of South Dakota’s Hamlin County are, in fact, in space. To be specific, they ...

Now three months past its conjunction with the sun in March, Saturn is currently well separated from the dawn glow. On June 1 ...