In recent years, astronomers have become increasingly interested in a theoretical particle known as the axion, which was ...

A pair of nascent planets have been caught smashing together around the nearby star Fomalhaut, and in doing so have solved ...

Studying samples from the Bennu asteroid, researchers have found sugars essential for biology, stardust and ... something NASA is calling "space gum?" ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

The number 40,000 might not sound particularly dramatic, but it represents humanity's growing catalog of near-Earth asteroids, rocky remnants from the solar system's violent birth that cross paths ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is allowing astronomers to examine distant galaxies in the far reaches of the early universe for the first time. Some of these have chemical signatures that seem ...

Asteroids contain large quantities of both precious and common metals, and despite the obvious challenges in reaching them, a few startups say these celestial bodies could offer a sustainable ...

NASA is tracking two house-sized asteroids zipping toward Earth today as fast as around 20,500 miles per hour. One asteroid, known as "2025 VW," is projected to make its closest approach at about 1.29 ...

Astronomers identified more than 3,000 stars associated with the cluster, and there might be even more. By Katrina Miller Look to the east after sunset on a clear winter night and you’ll spot a bright ...

When Gliese 710 enters our solar system, it could trigger 170 asteroid impacts a day—ten times the current rate. Senate Passes Measure to End Government Shutdown NFL star Amon-Ra St. Brown's Donald ...

Amy Mainzer likes to quote a mentor who taught her the three basic steps to prevent asteroids from crashing into Earth: “Find them early, find them early, and find them early.” “We can't do anything ...

Some asteroids are more dangerous than others, according to a report issued this week in Nature Astronomy by an international team of researchers, led by astrophysicist Auriane Egal of the Montreal ...