In 1973, NASA launched a mission of unprecedented courage. Designed to be a true test of survival, this small probe faced the dangers of the Asteroid Belt and the deadly radiation of Jupiter to open ...

The asteroid, around 100 feet in diameter, is speeding toward our planet at about 22,000 miles per hour, according to NASA.

Early last year, asteroid 2024 YR4 caught the public’s attention as its chances of hitting Earth in the near future climbed ...

A newly discovered asteroid has shattered speed records, completing a full rotation in just 112 seconds, faster than any ...

Slow-moving objects in the sky have usually been put there by people. For example, in 2017 I got queries about what proved to be a giant Nasa balloon, launched from Wānaka, lit up by the setting sun ...

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, February 6The bright star Sirius dominates the southern sky ...

With much of North America shivering in a deep freeze, I’d be surprised if many folks are doing stargazing! If you’re one of the intrepid few, you’ll find ...

With much of North America shivering in a deep freeze, I’d be surprised if many folks are doing stargazing! If you’re one of the intrepid few, you’ll find it hard to ignore the stars of Orion, ...

Discover the latest findings on interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, from rare methane detections to high-resolution Hubble images, ...

Siyabulela “Siya” Lethuxolo Xuza is an award-winning South African-born scientist who is the founder and managing director of ...

The discovery is just the latest to come from the asteroid sample, which dates back to the dawn of the solar system.

Jupiter continues shining brightly in the east in the evening among the stars of Gemini. To the right of Gemini is Orion with orange-red Betelgeuse and blue-white Rigel at diagonally ...