NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission is scheduled to return samples of Asteroid Bennu to Earth. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ...

Astronomy often focuses on objects that are vast distances from Earth – stars that are light-years away, galaxies that are ...

The Psyche spacecraft has been steadily making its way to its asteroid target, a fascinating metal-rich asteroid also named ...

A mystery object tearing towards Earth at break-neck speed has raised fears that aliens are on their way here.

Psyche’s twin cameras recorded long-exposure images of Earth and the Moon. From 180 million miles away, both appeared as faint dots.

Scientists say the risk of dying from a meteor strike is extremely low. According to Professor Carrie Nugent, the odds of ...

People in Japan witnessed a rare sight on Tuesday night as the sky got lit up by a fireball.The astonishing sight was captured by live cameras installed at locations across parts of Kyushu ...

The photographs were taken during scheduled checkouts of the spacecraft’s science instruments, crucial for calibrating its ...

Moon rock collected on the last Apollo mission is revealing more about one of the Moon’s most unusual structures, the Light ...

NASA's Psyche captured images of Earth and our Moon from about 180 million miles (290 kilometers) away in July 2025, as it calibrated ...

Now that its ancient journey is over, the rock begins a new chapter on Earth. Officially named the McDonough Meteorite, it is ...

NASA has confirmed that asteroid 1997 QK1, a massive rock roughly 990 feet wide, will make its closest approach to Earth on ...