The comet will come much closer to Jupiter in March, zipping within 33 million miles (53 million kilometers). It will be the ...

Every day, roughly 25,000 asteroids larger than 460 feet orbit near Earth, posing risks of regional devastation from a single ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS will get closest to Earth on Dec. 19, and astronomers will be watching.

In the spirit of the season, the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is changing color as it leaves the sun behind — shifting from a ...

Tracking comets accurately is hard. A new effort with the U.N. and NASA aims to better chart these visitors using 3I/ATLAS.

A vast ring of rocky leftovers between Mars and Jupiter, the asteroid belt preserves clues to how the planets — and Earth ...

Scientists are decoding fragile meteorites to uncover which small asteroids could become future treasure troves for space exploration.

Turn your attention skyward Saturday evening and you should be able to catch the peak of the annual Geminids meteor shower. The yellow dancing streaks light up the night sky every December with ...

Each December, the Geminids meteor shower paints the sky with spectacular streaks of light. The source of this stunning ...

The Geminids, considered one of the best and most reliable annual meteor showers, is predicted to peak Dec. 12-13.

A mysterious interstellar comet known as 3I/ATLAS is about to make its closest approach to Earth in December 2025. Here's ...

In 2023, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft brought materials from the surface of the asteroid Bennu (pictured) safely back to Earth. The returned samples were then curated carefully, to prevent the ...