While it is already dimming after a close encounter with the sun, Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) – also called the Great Comet of ...

Comet G3 ATLAS faced just such a perilous passage, reaching perihelion 14 million kilometers from the Sun on January 13th.

Scientists say Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck—dramatic trenches near the lunar south pole—were carved in a blast that ...

The newly-discovered Asteroid 2024 YR is being taken seriously by scientists at NASA who say it's got a legit shot at ...

Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) seen above ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile on Jan. 21, 2025. ESO's Very Large Telescope sits atop ...

Was 2020’s ‘Don’t Look Up’ accurate? Find out what NASA revealed about an asteroid that will approach Earth in 2032.

Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.

Exploring the transformation of Earth from a volcanic hellscape to a potential birthplace of life during the Hadean era.

The comet was last seen in Earth's skies in 1986, Halley’s orbit period is on average, 76 Earth years. This corresponds to an orbital circumference around the Sun of about 7.6 billion miles (12. ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

Researchers say there’s a 1.3 percent chance that the space rock 2024 YR4 could strike our planet — but not until December ...

It's not just photographers here on Earth who have captured incredible images of Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS). NASA astronaut Don Pettit snapped a stunning photo of the icy visitor from the outer ...