The sun’s light exerts a tiny force called “solar radiation pressure” on objects in space. Lightweight human-made debris, ...

The second visit of asteroid Apophis in 2036, also on April 13, heralds the coming of the Messiah and the beginning of a new ...

China's ambitious space program, featuring Shenzhou XX, Shenzhou XXI, Tianzhou 9, lunar exploration, Mars missions, and ...

Asteroid tracking plays a crucial role in understanding and mitigating potential threats. NASA, along with ground-based ...

The small near-Earth object 2024 PT5 captured the world’s attention last year after a NASA-funded telescope discovered it lingering close to, but never orbiting, our planet for several months.

The case of mistaken identity was quickly resolved, but astronomers say it shows the need for transparency around craft in ...

A near-Earth object was likely ejected into space after an impact thousands of years ago. Now it could contribute new ...

A new book by the British cultural journalist Dorian Lynskey chronicles our centuries-old obsession with doomsday scenarios.

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Michigan State University and NASA researchers discover seven dark comets that reveal new solar system secrets.

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission to asteroid Bennu has returned with a $1 billion sample that could rewrite everything we know about ...

The asteroid is estimated to be between 656 and 1,443 feet across, and will pass at 16 times the distance to the moon.