Every day, roughly 25,000 asteroids larger than 460 feet orbit near Earth, posing risks of regional devastation from a single ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS will get closest to Earth on Dec. 19, and astronomers will be watching.

Tracking comets accurately is hard. A new effort with the U.N. and NASA aims to better chart these visitors using 3I/ATLAS.

A vast ring of rocky leftovers between Mars and Jupiter, the asteroid belt preserves clues to how the planets — and Earth ...

Small asteroid 2022 EB5 impacted Earth was discovered by Krisztián Sárneczky using the 0.60-m Schmidt telescope at Konkoly Observatory in Hungary. Credit: Space.com | footage: Krisztián Sárneczky / or ...

Scientists are decoding fragile meteorites to uncover which small asteroids could become future treasure troves for space exploration.

One of the last meteor showers of the year, the Geminids, is set to dazzle stargazers overnight on Saturday. Follow Newsweek live.

A sleep-inducing molecule humans use to make proteins was found, along with other amino acids, on an asteroid named Bennu.

The annual Geminid meteor shower should peak on Saturday night and continue onto early morning on Sunday while remaining ...

A mysterious interstellar comet known as 3I/ATLAS is about to make its closest approach to Earth in December 2025. Here's ...

Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is making its closest approach to Earth in just over a week from now, coming within 167 million ...

Bennu samples reveal biological sugars, a strange, gum-like material, and ancient stardust that shed light on the early solar ...