UCF researchers utilized the James Webb Space Telescope to uncover unique characteristics of (2060) Chiron, a distant "centaur" that exhibits traits of both a comet and an asteroid. These findings ...

A 100-foot asteroid named 2024 YZ9 is nearing Earth. NASA confirmed its flyby on 7 January, posing no danger. This celestial visitor highlights the need for space vigilance. Key Facts About the ...

Scientists have discovered a mysterious asteroid-comet hybrid is 'like nothing seen before' in our solar system.

Earth is hit by asteroids all the time, but to avoid severe damages in the future NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) seeks to validate a method to protect us. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins AP ...

The newcomer replacing Pluto presently goes by “Planet Nine.” If and when it finally shows up, it will get the honor of a ...

A Big 100-foot asteroid is set to make its close distance towards Earth tomorrow. Is it potentially hazardous? Know all the ...

In the distant space out beyond the orbit of Jupiter lurks a strange object. Its name is Chiron, a type of outer Solar System body known as a centaur. But even among its fellow centaurs, Chiron is ...

Using AI training, researchers designed a "robot dog" that moves like a cat, and has no trouble navigating low-gravity ...

Europa Clipper, which launched in October 2024, will get an energy boost around March 2025 when it flies by Mars, one of our ...

The Quadrantid meteor shower will be the year's first chance to see fireballs in the sky. Here's what to know about the ...

Because they’re so rare and beautiful, it’s no surprise that pallasites are popular for collectors. But some really are extra ...

The telescope will catalogue billions of new objects and produce a new map of the entire night sky every three days with the ...