While it is already dimming after a close encounter with the sun, Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) – also called the Great Comet of ...

Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) seen above ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile on Jan. 21, 2025. ESO's Very Large Telescope sits atop ...

Though 2025 won't mark the return of astronauts into deep space as NASA had hoped, launchpads still will be scorching-hot ...

Keep your eye on the ball” is a motto for many athletes—and for astronomers trying to find Earth-threatening space rocks ...

A person on X posted a picture last Tuesday. The picture was one of the pieces of the Space Shuttle Challenger recovered after its explosion on Jan. 28, 1986. The picture, posted by someone with the ...

Credit: Blue Origin Here's a round-up of space missions and cosmic ... made up of remnants of comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle, is usually a spectacular show for the Northern Hemisphere.

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...

Auroras have long mystified humanity. Now that we know what they are and why they happen, we can better predict how best to ...

South China Morning Post (SCMP) reports that China’s Chang’e-7 mission next year will include a “smart robotic flying detector” to explore the lunar south pole.

YR4, with a one percent chance of colliding with Earth in 2032, has captured scientists' attention due to its potential for ...