WB—is estimated to be between 240 and 525 feet across and will pass us at about twice the distance between the Earth and moon ...

"The fact that terrestrial microbes are the Earth's best colonizers means we can never completely discount terrestrial ...

On November 27, 1885, an astronomer made the first known photograph of a meteor. The picture was taken by Austro-Hungarian ...

Earth is saying goodbye to an asteroid that has been a "mini-moon" of sorts since late September, when it joined the planet's ...

Lowell Observatory astronomer and asteroid expert Nick Moskovitz said we know little about this asteroid coming by so close ...

Last year, researchers excitedly announced that they had found two organic compounds essential for living organisms in ...

One of the most reliable meteor showers to light up our night sky each year has begun!

A chunk of rock collected from the asteroid Ryugu contains bacteria—but, unfortunately, it's not evidence of alien life.

Earth is parting company with an asteroid that's been tagging along as a “mini moon" for the past two months. The harmless ...

Every year, over 3,000 near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) are found by NASA's survey telescopes. With the use of more powerful and ...