NASA confirms two airplane-sized asteroids will safely pass Earth on April 4, 2026. No collision risk exists. Comet MAPS will also approach the Sun, monitored by SOHO spacecraft.

Asteroid impacts may have helped kick-start life on Earth by creating hot, chemical-rich environments ideal for early biology. These impact-generated hydrothermal systems could have lasted thousands ...

Scientists at the Rubin Observatory have identified nearly 11,000 asteroids, including hundreds beyond Neptune and 33 ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory isn’t even a year old, but it’s already giving astronomers (arguably pleasant) insomnia with ...

Advanced algorithms speed up the search for small solar system objects, and astronomers say there's much more to come.

NASA's Artemis 2 mission launched on April 1 on a historic mission that will see a crew of four astronauts journey to the far ...

The Vera Rubin Observatory has been getting ready to start its revolutionary 10-year-long survey: the Legacy Survey of Space ...

During a roughly six-hour observation window on Monday, April 6, the four-person crew will study crater formations that may ...

Spread the loveIn an exciting development for space enthusiasts, NASA has confirmed that a small asteroid named 2025 GL will make a close approach to Earth on April 3, 2026. Measuring approximately 14 ...

Spread the loveIn a remarkable display of NASA’s ongoing commitment to planetary defense, the space agency has confirmed that a car-sized asteroid, designated as 2025 GL, will make a close approach to ...

The Artemis 2 astronauts snapped a gorgeous photo of their home planet recently as they sped away from it and toward the moon ...

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket will launch its heaviest-ever payload on Saturday morning (April 4), and you ...