According to calculations by Brad Schaefer, Professor Emeritus of Astronomy at Louisiana State University, along with data ...

Chang’e-6 delivers first lunar far side samples to Earth after 53-day mission The Chang'e-6 return capsule reentered Earth’s ...

UL21 is larger than 99% of near-Earth asteroids, and 2024 MK will be one of the brightest objects of its kind seen in recent ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead. From July 1-7, there's a chance to observe the moon, Mars ...

Lots of mysteries in this sci-fi horror franchise.

Within 42 hours of each other, the pair of large asteroids, which both have no chance of impacting our planet, will approach ...

Called 2024 MK, the space rock will make its closest approach to Earth Saturday morning, passing by at about three-quarters ...

This review is based on a screening at the 2024 Annecy International Animated Film Festival.

An afterschool club in partnership with the Smithsonian and the World Wildlife Fund aims to build environmental leadership ...

June 30 marks Asteroid Day, a holiday observed annually to reflect on the prospect of a planet-destroying space rock striking ...

It falls into the Earth's atmosphere every day, but a vast majority burn up on the way down. "LEO is an orbital space ...

Five asteroids will pass Earth in the days before International Asteroid Day on Sunday. But don’t worry — scientists say none ...