Modern astronomy is giving us unprecedented views of the asteroids, comets, and other small bodies that litter our cosmic ...

The Earth often gets a few visitors in the solar system, but some stick around for a while. Here's what to know about the 'quasi-moon.' ...

When it comes to saving Earth from a potential doomsday rock, knowing where to hit it and how it spins could make all the difference. Two new studies presented last month at the Europlanet Science ...

A massive crater hidden beneath the Atlantic seafloor has been confirmed as the result of an asteroid strike from 66 million ...

DeGrasse Tyson, the world-renowned astrophysicist, spoke in front of 4,000 people at a summit in Erie in Oct. 29.

Currently, experts estimate that asteroid mining remains at least two to three decades away from commercial viability. Yet the enabling factors, cheaper launches, better sensors, modular spacecraft, ...

Astronomers have reportedly discovered a skyscraper-sized asteroid moving through our solar system at a near record-breaking pace. The asteroid, named 2025 SC79, circles the sun once every 128 days, ...

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A scientist spotted the asteroid hiding in the light of the sun. It's not an imminent threat to Earth, but other space rocks like it could be. A newly found space rock almost broke a speed record. The ...

No, Earth will not have "two moons until 2083," but asteroid 2025 PN7 has joined Earth's orbital path, with the tiny fleet of space rocks set to trail Earth's orbit until 2083 before the sun pulls it ...

An asteroid named 2025 PN7 will be sharing the Earth's orbit until 2083. Earth will have a visitor within its orbit for the next several decades, according to astronomers. An asteroid named 2025 PN7 ...