The stadium-sized asteroid 2020 XR is due to make its closest approach to Earth on record early on Dec. 4, and the encounter ...

The Voyager 1 spacecraft is functioning normally again after the aging probe’s dwindling power supply triggered a ...

The asteroids, named 447755 (2007 JX2) and (2020 XR), are each estimated to be roughly between 900 feet and 2,100 feet across ...

The asteroid entered Earth's atmosphere at 11:15 a.m. ET over Yakutia in northeastern Siberia, creating a massive fireball.

Camp Century was built in 1959 and advertised as a U.S. research site—but it also hosted a clandestine missile facility ...

Maruthi Akella, a professor at the University of Texas, has been honored with the naming of an asteroid located more than a ...

Through advanced autonomy testbed programs, NASA is setting the groundwork for one of its top priorities—the search for signs ...

These celestial objects are scheduled to pass Earth on December 3 and 4, respectively. The first asteroid, 447755 (2007 JX2), ...

NASA’s Europa Clipper mission launched from our Space Coast, setting off on a six-year journey to explore Jupiter’s moon, ...

Every year, over 3,000 near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) are found by NASA's survey telescopes. With the use of more powerful and ...

NASA/JPL/Handout via REUTERS By Will DunhamReuters Study indicates Venus has never had habitable conditions WASHINGTON, Dec 2 ...

A small asteroid illuminated Siberia's night sky on December 4, showcasing advances in detection technology without causing ...