A close flyby of an asteroid as large as Apophis happens only once every 5,000 to 10,000 years. Scientists plan to learn all they can.

such as the Psyche asteroid, which is estimated to be worth $100,000 quadrillion. However, if such technology is developed, ...

The narrow wedge of the zodiacal light (left) reaches nearly to the Milky Way (right) on Nov. 1 from near Kenton, Oklahoma. The zodiacal light stands high in the eastern sky this time of year but ...

The European Space Agency's Hera craft, en route to an asteroid, recently captured footage of our planet and the moon, set ...

As ESA's Hera mission for planetary defense departed its homeworld, it looked back to Earth to show the moon orbiting around ...

“The moon was new on Nov. 1, and by Nov. 7 ... The Northern Taurids originated from an old asteroid known as asteroid 2004 ...

The cube-shaped satellite was launched aboard a SpaceX rocket late Monday to test if timber will work as a more sustainable material in space.

The Taurid meteors will appear to originate from the constellation of Taurus, hence their name, but they will be visible from anywhere in the night sky. Taurus will rise in the eastern sky around ...

The license covers the Odin mission, which will launch in early 2025 on board the next Intuitive Machines moon launch.

A new study suggests that Earth might have had a ring system around 466 million years ago, potentially formed during a period of unusually intense meteorite impacts known as the Ordovician impact spik ...

A new study hints at the possibility of life on Saturn's moon Titan, where methane-rich layers beneath its icy crust could harbor biomarkers from a hidden ocean. Scientists believe future missions ...

We so often hear of mining asteroids, but the Moon outmasses every known asteroid combined dozens of times over again, and is closer to Earth too. So what would life be like mining on the Moon?