The 1,100-foot-wide (340 meters) Apophis, also known as asteroid 99942, is set to make a very close, but safe, flyby of Earth on April 13, 2029. The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing its Ramses ...

The Tianwen-2 probe, which was launched on Thursday, represents a "significant step in China’s new journey of interplanetary ...

Not long ago, the idea of mining in space sounded like something out of a sci-fi novel. But today, it’s a field that ...

Memorial Day weekend is often touted as the unofficial start of summer across the United States, but the first official day ...

China has launched its first mission to retrieve samples from an asteroid. The Tianwen-2 mission launched at 01:31 a.m. local ...

A study reveals why there are at least three asteroids which pose a potential threat to Earth and why current observation ...

Xodiac rocket makes its final flight. Originally built by Masten Space Systems, the suborbital Xodiac rocket had flown 175 ...

The fall of the Aguas Zarcas meteorite was no ordinary event. It came from a nearly vertical angle, about 81 degrees steep, ...

( NewsNation) — Venus could be hiding asteroids that would be deadly if they hit Earth, some experts say. A new study ...

Around 66 million years ago, a six-mile-wide asteroid hit Earth, triggering the extinction of three-quarters of all living ...

A recent study has cast a concerning spotlight on a previously underestimated celestial threat: asteroids co-orbiting Venus.