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

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

The past year in aerospace was so full of exciting developments that we had a tough time picking a final five. From the rise ...

This year, we were treated with a total solar eclipse, fantastic displays of the northern lights, spectacular meteor showers ...

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

Asteroid-detecting AI algorithms have already identified 27,000 new pieces of space debris, bringing the known number to 1.3 ...

Even small asteroids can do a lot of damage—and new research shows the James Webb Space Telescope is adept at spotting the tiniest of space rocks.

Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more! "This object is not just an asteroid that experienced a one ... icy body similar to other comets from the outer ...

See the US achieve many firsts in space exploration this year from SpaceX's wild rocket catch to Intuitive Machines' historic moon landing.

Space agencies worldwide are gearing up missions in 2025 to expand humanity's horizons, from the moon and Mars to asteroids and beyond.

The main belt located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter is so sparsely populated that spacecraft pass through as though ...

If the International Asteroid Warning Group discovers a deadly projectile speeding Earthward, the U.N. Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space — yes, that's a real agency, formed in 1959 ...