Emily Simpson has loved space since she was a 10-year-old kid celebrating her birthday at a planetarium. Now a recent Florida ...

Gianluca Masi from the Virtual Telescope Project captured asteroid 2023 BU when it less than 40,000 km (25,854 mi.) away from Earth earlier this year. It’s closest approach to Earth was about 3,600 km ...

Alinda, measuring 2.6 miles wide, will be visible this weekend. Stargazers can spot it using basic equipment or watch a ...

"it's not completely unusual for asteroids to be near the Earth," Gallagher said. "Our moon is about a quarter million miles ...

A massive asteroid, spanning more than two miles across, has just made its closest approach to Earth in decades - but its ...

It's easy to see why this argument comes up: there are big problems to solve here on Earth, and going to space is expensive.

Don’t space out or you’ll miss it. A once-in-a-generation asteroid broader than the width of Manhattan will be passing by the ...

An asteroid larger than Manhattan is flying close by Earth. The space rock - named (887) Alinda - is so large it should be ...

A large asteroid is about to make its closest approach to Earth in 100 years. Over the coming days, it's so close you should be able to observe it yourself with only the aid of binoculars.

They come around every year like clockwork and that means planning shooting star trips can be done months in advance. Here's ...

Volcanic activity in India altered the climate but didn't kill the dinosaurs; the Chicxulub meteorite did, by triggering an ...