Astronomers have discovered that billions of comets in an icy shell around the solar system called the Oort Cloud mimic the spiral structure of the Milky Way.
NASA's Lucy spacecraft, on its way to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids, has its next target in its sights: the main belt asteroid 52246 Donaldjohanson. Currently 45 million miles (70 million kilometers) ...
The space rock caused quite a stir after astronomers first spotted it last year on a trajectory bringing it uncomfortably ...
NASA STEREO-A satellite's SECCHI/HI-2 camera captured this imagery of Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard) Credit: Space.com | footage ...
The NASA boffins in white coats and thick-rimmed glasses have detected new signals that show the Oort cloud - the spooky ...
"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...
A brilliant comet waved its tail above the site of the world's largest telescope as it lit up the night sky last month.
Sensational "city killer" headlines aside, NASA and the European Space Agency reported the asteroid "has a very small chance" ...
Comet E3 is set to pass by Earth at the end of this month, coming its closest to Earth on February 1. Until then, though, NASA has shared a spectacular E3 comet photo. This particular E3 comet ...
YR4, which was discovered in December 2024, currently has a 2.3% chance of colliding with Earth in 2032, according to NASA.
NASA increased the chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth to 1 in 32, or 3.1%, on Tuesday, but they're now back down to 1 in 67, or 1.5%.