"All the odd shapes and swirling gas observed in the Perseus cluster now make sense," said astronomer James Lee.

Scientists have discovered a planet that is literally falling apart as it orbits its star. Located about 140 light-years from ...

By contrast, Deimos is tiny, with a radius of 6 km, and quite a bit further out, more than 23,000 km from the surface. It is ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck, scientists said Tuesday. A team of ...

An asteroid that set off a global effort to determine if it would impact Earth in 2032 is no longer a threat to our planet. However, chances of a hit to the Moon are increasing. In March ...

An asteroid that set off a global effort to determine if it would impact Earth in 2032 is no longer a threat to our planet. However, chances of a hit to the Moon are increasing. Asteroid 2024 YR4 was ...

Mark Burchell, a space scientist at the UK's University of Kent, told New Scientist that a Moon hit would be "a great experiment and a perfect opportunity". And on Earth, "telescopes would ...

A “city killer” asteroid had a chance of striking Earth in 2032 is now expected to miss the planet. But there’s a chance it will smash into the moon. Asteroid 2024 YR4, first detected in ...

NASA has given an update on an asteroid that is on its way towards the Earth. The space experts briefly spotted what's been dubbed as a "city killer" asteroid before it disappears again until 2028.