New study with strong University of Arizona ties finds carbon dioxide has played a dominant role in controlling Earth’s temperature for nearly the last half-billion years.

A rare comet is expected to be visible to the naked eye across the Northern Hemisphere for several weeks in October.

Asteroid 2023 JF flew about 199,000 miles (320,000 km) away from Earth. It's estimated size is about 34 feet wide (10 meters) ...

Researchers found evidence from astroid craters that Earth may have had a ring, like Saturn, formed 466 million years ago.

The author of a new book on the DART mission takes us behind the scenes of the day NASA smacked an asteroid.

NASA LANL NEWS RELEASEIn 2023, the NASA OSIRIS-REx mission returned a sample of dust and rocks collected on the near-Earth ...

NASA is developing plans to defend Earth against potential "planet killer" asteroids by considering launching a large fleet of spacecraft or even using a nuclear device to deflect ...

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has issued a notice regarding an asteroid approaching Earth today, measuring roughly ...

C/2023 A3 has been dubbed a potential “comet of the century” because of its beautiful cometary tail that is visible to the ...

Research on the Nadir crater shows that the asteroid which ended the dinosaur period 66 million years ago was not alone.

NASA’s JPL constantly scans the skies for potentially hazardous asteroids, tracking their paths to ensure Earth's safety.

A large asteroid, approximately 1,300 feet wide, is set to approach Earth on October 12. Known as 363027 (1998 ST27), it will ...