For only the third time in recorded history, an interstellar object has crossed into our solar system, creating quite the ...

Earth objects, astronomers recently discovered a comet visiting from interstellar space. This is only the third interstellar ...

Scientists have discovered over 100 new species in an underwater mountain in Chile, including one that holds the record for ...

Just the third-ever confirmed interstellar object has been detected in our solar system. Here's what we know. (Spoiler: It's ...

Dubbed 3I/ATLAS, it is blazing through our cosmic cul-de-sac at truly awe-inspiring speeds between the main asteroid belt and ...

Paul Wiegert, a Western physics and astronomy professor, shares insights on asteroid 2024 YR4 and the likelihood it will hit Earth or the Moon.

What at first seemed a routine detection of an object travelling through the solar system soon turned out to be anything but. The object’s trajectory revealed it to be a much rarer visitor than first ...

In our analysis this week, we look at how NASA's proposed budget would slash the agency's science division by nearly 50%.

We measure the extremely long distances between things in space by light years. A light year is the distance that light travels in one Earth year. Light travels at about 300,000 kilometres per second.

A large asteroid will pass close to Earth in July 2025. NASA and ISRO are closely monitoring its trajectory. The asteroid, ...

There are currently no known asteroids on an impact course with the planet. Still, scientists are keeping a watchful eye on ...

NASA's DART mission successfully altered Dimorphos' orbit, but the impact unleashed over 100 boulders, significantly boosting ...