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

Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of striking Earth in 2032.

NASA’s Perseverance rover uncovers an ancient rock sample in Jezero Crater, possibly dating back billions of years.

The chance of a newly discovered space rock hitting Earth in about eight years was predicted at 1.6 percent last week. Though ...

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

The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

Certain extreme planets are called ultra-short period objects if they're very close to their stars and orbit them in mere hours, like K2-22b.

Rock and dust samples from the Bennu asteroid contain molecules that are the "key to life" on Earth, NASA officials announced ...

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

that number is too high." That is why they need that radar data to be more sure of the size of asteroid 2024 YR4. "It is ...

The biggest barrier for young SC farmers entering the industry is financial. Purchasing land and obtaining equipment is often ...

Throughout January and February you'll be able to see a number of planets across the sky at night. They include Venus, Jupiter and Saturn, easily visible to the naked eye as bright white points of ...