NASA has confirmed that asteroid 2022 YS5 is approaching. The space rock will make its closest pass on 17 July.

The first test images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile showcase thousands of previously unknown asteroids and millions of glittering galaxies.

Debris released from the asteroid Dimorphos during NASA's DART mission has a higher momentum and less random distribution ...

The NSF-DOE Rubin Observatory has officially begun its journey to map the universe, and it started with a remarkable feat: ...

Science never stops surprising us from accidental breakthroughs to mind-bending new theories, these discoveries flew under ...

A Sneak Super Bomb"! Explore the chilling potential of weaponized asteroids in today’s Astrographics. Could this sci-fi ...

The search for habitable exoplanets is a key priority and sits at the pinnacle of exoplanet science. The science community ...

When NASA’s DART spacecraft collided with a small asteroid moon in late 2022, the impact made history. It was the first ...

The Rubin Observatory released its first magnificent images of the cosmos on Monday, June 23 — and included a special asteroid bonus.

Astronomers first identified these minerals using the now-three-year-old James Webb Space Telescope. To see where exactly the ...

Astronomers at the University of Maryland found that a surprising burst of rocky debris released during the DART mission ...

In 2022, NASA rammed a spacecraft into an asteroid to see if it could alter its orbital period around its parent asteroid.