Researchers using the Hubble Space Telescope have discovered water vapor in the atmosphere of planet K2-18b, located about ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has detected clouds made of silicates, similar to sand here on Earth, as well as water, ...

Astronomers have revealed new research showing that millions of new solar system objects are likely to be detected by a brand-new facility, which is expected to come online later this year.

The PlayStation Vita felt like the last bastion for a particular kind of anime-licensed game. The Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, ...

Shortly after astronomers detected asteroid 2024 YR4 on December 27, 2024, they realized it posed no threat to Earth. But it ...

Here’s how it works. A newly discovered house-size asteroid is set to make a close, yet harmless approach to Earth today (May 21), passing within one-third of the Earth-moon distance.

A newly discovered house-size asteroid is set to make a close, yet harmless approach to Earth today (May 21), passing within one-third of the Earth-moon distance. The close approach will happen at ...

The asteroid, about a third of a mile wide at its equator, poses no immediate threat to our planet. But hundreds of years from now, there is a small chance that Bennu could slam into Earth.

When an asteroid struck Earth some 66 million years ago, the one blamed for wiping out the dinosaurs, it is believed to have sent a tidal wave crashing onto North America. Marine fossils and rock ...

On 13 April 2029 Apophis will be visible from Earth with the naked eye. But observing it up close, from just 31,000 km away, will be instruments and algorithms created at the Politecnico di Milano.

In this gif, one astronaut repositioning his or her camera while the other works on a task close by. The view of Earth to the left takes the seconds-long gif to another level. A Soyuz rocket ...

Manhattan-sized asteroid since last February. The four scientific teams publishing this week include the NEAR X- ray Gamma-Ray Spectrometer (XGRS) team, the Multispectral Imager and now-silent ...