Heliostats that harness sunlight by day could help detect asteroids by night, offering the U.S. a scalable planetary defense ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4, which once appeared to be on a collision course with Earth, may hit the moon, which could create some ...

You might think Earth has just one moon — but scientists say we’ve actually got a small family of them quietly circling us at ...

The asteroid, known by the name of 2025 OW and measuring approximately 210 feet (0.5 kilometers) in length, will pass Earth ...

Sandia scientist John Sandusky believes he has found a way to put heliostats, which typically turn solar energy into ...

An asteroid the size of the Leaning Tower of Pisa is speeding toward Earth and will make its closest pass on Monday, July 28.

When high-velocity asteroids land on Earth, they can form a meteor impact crater. Such collisions have occurred throughout ...

Lunar dust is sharp and abrasive. Taming it will enable massive lunar bases, and could teach engineers how to build a better ...

NASA scientists have set out the truth about a 220-foot asteroid hurtling 'near' Earth early next week. Naturally, talk of ...

The Vera Rubin telescope is poised to kick off an explosive era of discovery. "It's like old-fashioned astronomy: Find the ...

Earth had a mini moon for a few weeks, and astronomers were all excited about it. Now a study has established that our planet has at least six such mini moons at any given time. A team os scientists ...

This month's new moon phase has a lot going on, according to astrology. Not only is this week's new moon opposing Pluto, ...