Vesta is passing an 8th-magnitude field star, offering a great opportunity to see the space rock’s motion on the sky over just a few nights.

The James Webb Space Telescope spotted signs of solid minerals. These are known as silicon monoxide, beginning to cool and ...

NASA is closely tracking a large, 110-foot asteroid named 2025 OL1, which is currently heading towards Earth at a speed of nearly 17,000 miles per hour.

"Up to 10% of the lunar ejecta could reach Earth within days," said Paul Wiegert, a planetary scientist and lead author of ...

An asteroid named 2025 OL1 is heading Earth’s way. Measuring around 110 feet across, it’s roughly the size of a large aircraft.

Asteroid 2024 YR4, roughly the size of a 15-story building, has a slim chance of striking the Moon in 2032, potentially ...

Earth is likely to witness asteroid 2025 OL1, which will make its closest pass on July 30, 2025. The size of the celestial visitor will be roughly equivalent to that of a small aircraft, measuring ...

If Asteroid 2024 YR4 crashes into the Moon in 2032, it would be the largest impact in about 5,000 years, according to a new analysis. Researchers say the Moon debris would threaten spacecraft in ...

If Asteroid 2024 YR4 crashes into the Moon, it would create a crater more than half a mile in diameter (1 km), becoming the largest impact in about 5,000 years, according to the study. Current ...

An extraordinary celestial event could unfold in the night sky in less than a decade if an asteroid passing Earth collides with the Moon. The impact of asteroid 2024 YR4 into the lunar surface would ...

Pacific Science Center will close for more than a month after Labor Day to dismantle its animatronic dinosaurs. Here’s why.

A new study by astronomers at the University of Western Ontario suggests and asteroid strike in 2032 could create hundreds of ...