NASA's Parker Solar Probe captured this image showing the nightside surface of Venus. A family of asteroids share the planet's orbit, and two new studies suggest that one day the space rocks could ...

Space agencies maintain that global cooperation and sustained investment are vital to planetary defence. While the DART ...

While the technology still needs significant work, a new analysis of meteorites points to valuable targets in the solar ...

The asteroid, around 100 feet in diameter, is speeding toward our planet at about 22,000 miles per hour, according to NASA.

Some asteroids are quietly speeding up or veering off their predicted paths, yet telescopes see no glowing tails or hazy ...

When astronomers talk about asteroid Apophis, the mood is a mix of fascination and unease. Discovered in 2004 and quickly ...

Washington, DC – Three new objects locked into roughly the same orbit as Neptune–called “Trojan” asteroids–have been found by researchers from the Carnegie Institution’s Department of Terrestrial ...

We know, the headlines can sound terrifying. In this series, Mashable speaks with experts to bring you the unvarnished truth about science, health, threats from space, and scary-sounding creatures.

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

Asteroids sharing their orbits with the planet Neptune have been observed to exist in a broad spectrum of red colour, implying the existence of two populations of asteroids in the region, according to ...

Five massive asteroids will fly near Earth between Wednesday and Sunday, though none are on a trajectory that makes them an imminent planetary threat, according to NASA. Three of the asteroids are the ...

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