From exploring the Moon to revealing mysteries of the solar system, space agencies around the world are gearing up for an ...

Cratered surfaces across our solar system reveal signs of ancient impacts, but mysterious gullies on Vesta might have formed ...

A 53-foot asteroid is predicted to make a close approach to Earth on New Year's Eve. While the risk of impact is low, NASA ...

A strange asteroid-comet hybrid that orbits between Jupiter and Neptune could reveal key details about the birth of our solar ...

When NASA’s Dawn spacecraft visited the giant asteroid Vesta, it discovered intriguing channels on the rocky surface, ...

Belfast astronomer at ground control on mission to stop asteroid strike on Earth - Professor Alan Fitzsimmons, from Queen’s ...

NASA scientists are closely monitoring 120-foot long Asteroid 2024 XN1, which they say is set to "skim" Earth on December ...

An object that orbits in the space between Jupiter and Neptune has chemistry that could tell us more about the birth of the ...

The James Webb telescope has focused its attention on an oddball space rock lurking between Jupiter and Neptune. The unusual ...

JWST uncovered Chiron’s rare ices and gases, providing new insights into its unique activity and its link to the solar system ...

The JWST’s spectra data also showed the huge amount of various ices with different volatilities and how they are made. Chiron ...

Material from asteroid Ryugu riddled with earthly microbes provides a cautionary tale for scientists seeking signs of alien ...