A tiny asteroid loitering in a near-Earth orbit for a few months last year may have an intriguing origin on our Moon. Its characteristics led scientists to ask: is it a chip off the old lunar block, ...

A huge 600-foot asteroid is due to pass Earth today. Stock image of an asteroid (main) and the Washington Monument (inset). A huge 600-foot asteroid is due to pass Earth today. ISTOCK / GETTY ...

Previous studies have posited that the mass extinction that wiped the dinosaurs off the face of the Earth was caused by ... the Chicxulub asteroid, estimated to be 10-15 kilometer in diameter ...

NASA is currently monitoring asteroid 2024 PT5, which is passing by Earth this month at a safe distance. Discovered in August 2024, the 33-foot-wide object has followed a path similar to Earth’s, ...

An astronaut onboard the International Space Station (ISS) has snapped a stunning photograph of the super-bright "New Year comet" seemingly shooting behind Earth. The comet, named C/2024 G3 (ATLAS ...

As the Earth was hit much more frequently by these impacts than the Moon, there should also be a measurable difference between the oxygen isotopes -- depending on the origin of the material that ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Blue Origin's giant New Glenn rocket blasted off from Florida early Thursday morning on its first mission to space, an inaugural step into Earth's orbit ...

As a volcanic eruption darkened the sun roughly 4,900 years ago, a Stone Age culture sacrificed hundreds of decorated stone plaques to try to coax it back. A trove of engraved stones unearthed ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A small near-Earth asteroid, 2024 PT5, may originate from the Moon, as its reflectance spectrum matches lunar samples but not known asteroid types. This suggests ...

This flyby is a rare event, occurring once every decade for an asteroid of this size. Experts confirm Alinda is among the five largest asteroids expected to come this close to Earth by 2200. NASA ...

NASA monitors such events to better understand asteroid movements, composition, and potential future risks. The close encounter highlights the importance of ongoing space monitoring. Studying ...

Pluto can be thought of as being part of a binary system with its biggest satellite, Charon (pictured). Scientists have long thought that this system formed as the result of a collision between ...