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) ...

NASA OSIRIS-REx sample collection event at Asteroid Bennu saw the spacecraft plunge its arm into the surface. Find out how ...

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

Kopernik Observatory Executive Director Drew Deskur discusses how to view rare comet that will be visible in the Southern ...

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

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

Near-Earth asteroid Bennu has taught us a lot about the nature of asteroids and the history of our planet, and it's not done ...

The FAA notified SpaceX on Oct. 11 that the Falcon 9 vehicle is authorized to return to regular flight operations.' ...

The comet, named C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS and dubbed the "comet of the century," will be at its closest to Earth this ...

Saturn is known for its stunning rings and its many moons (four seen here), but they aren’t the planet’s only companions. Its first known Trojan — an asteroid that shares the planet’s orbit around the ...

SpaceX launched the European Space Agency's Hera mission on Monday to provide scientists with tools to prevent catastrophic ...

Here's what Californians should know about catching this rare marvel as it zooms above the Golden State in October.