Asteroid 2025 SC79 is the size of a skyscraper and moves around the solar system at a record-breaking speed. Astronomers ...

Named after the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) survey that first detected it, 3I/ATLAS includes the “I ...

The recently discovered asteroid 2025 QD8 will zoom closely by Earth on Wednesday. However, there is no need to be concerned. This space rock will safely pass by our planet, and you can watch as it ...

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

The comet, called 3I/ATLAS, is the third known interstellar object that has come through our solar system. As it flies deeper ...

There are many programs that detect near-Earth asteroids as part of countries' planetary defense strategies. In the case of ...

Because it's big enough to be deemed a "city killer," asteroid 2024 YR4 became a source of alarm due to the uncommonly high risk it had of colliding with Earth on Dec. 22, 2032. While Earth may no ...

If an asteroid is on a collision course with the moon, what should humanity do? Try to nudge the space rock out of the way before it strikes? Obliterate it with a nuclear explosion? Such a cosmic ...