This is only the third interstellar comet scientists have observed. Its extreme brightening, unusual composition, and intense ...

While most scientists believe it’s a natural comet, one Harvard astronomer has suggested its unusual features could hint at ...

Hidden by the Sun’s glare, a new space object has been found lurking in our Solar System, and it's one of the fastest-moving ...

Astronomers say that Earth is going to get something new in the coming decades. The recently discovered asteroid 2025 PN7 has ...

Astronomers can usually spot "planet killer" asteroids long before they approach Earth. But what if they can't?

Just in time for Hallowe'en in 2024, Hubble and JWST captured an image of two interacting spiral galaxies — IC 2163 and NGC ...

A scientist spotted an asteroid hiding in the sun's glare that orbits the sun in just 128 days, making it the second fastest ...

The end of the dinosaurs was clearly linked to an asteroid impact that brought the Cretaceous period to a close. But the ...

A NASA-backed planetary defense group has reportedly begun efforts to pinpoint comet 3I/ATLAS after it was observed emitting ...

A fast-orbiting, 700-metre asteroid discovered within Venus's orbit highlights hidden near-Sun populations and underscores ...

Astronomers have spotted a quasi-moon near Earth — and the small space rock has likely been hanging out near our planet ...

Contrary to online rumors, Earth still only has one true moon, but astronomers have discovered a so-called 'quasi-moon.' Here ...