In 2017, astronomers discovered the interstellar visitor 'Oumuamua. In 2023, we reported the discovery of seven solar system ...

Professor Alan Fitzsimmons has recently returned from ground control of the European Space Agency Hera mission at the ...

NASA alerts of two asteroids nearing Earth earth on January 8. Here's everything you need to know about these celestial ...

UCF researchers utilized the James Webb Space Telescope to uncover unique characteristics of (2060) Chiron, a distant "centaur" that exhibits traits of both a comet and an asteroid. These findings ...

Earth is constantly bombarded by space debris, from the tons of cosmic dust that lands on the planet daily to rare, huge, dinosaur-killing asteroids that arrive from deep space every tens of millions ...

Scientists have discovered a mysterious asteroid-comet hybrid is 'like nothing seen before' in our solar system.

The newcomer replacing Pluto presently goes by “Planet Nine.” If and when it finally shows up, it will get the honor of a ...

In the distant space out beyond the orbit of Jupiter lurks a strange object. Its name is Chiron, a type of outer Solar System body known as a centaur. But even among its fellow centaurs, Chiron is ...

Using AI training, researchers designed a "robot dog" that moves like a cat, and has no trouble navigating low-gravity ...

University of Washington scientists recently discovered that the giant 'conveyer belt' currents that push star-forged ...

Europa Clipper, which launched in October 2024, will get an energy boost around March 2025 when it flies by Mars, one of our ...

The Quadrantid meteor shower will be the year's first chance to see fireballs in the sky. Here's what to know about the ...