At this point in history, astronomers and engineers who grew up watching "Deep Impact" and "Armageddon," two movies about the ...

On December 27, 2024, astronomers detected a new asteroid, 2024 YR4, that briefly became the most closely watched space rock ...

Dive into NASA's ATLAS system as interstellar 3I/ATLAS nears Sun on 29 Oct 2025—no Earth hit, but astrometry campaign probes anomalies & ET tech theories. Facts on defense activation ...

ESA improved predictions of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS’s trajectory using ExoMars TGO data from Mars, achieving tenfold accuracy and enhancing future observations and planetary defence readiness.

Discover how scientists are using Martian orbiters to track its path and what its mysterious radio signals reveal about its ...

Since comet 3I/ATLAS, the third known interstellar object, was discovered on 1 July 2025, astronomers worldwide have worked ...

Gaia’s full-sky survey generated a massive database tracking how asteroids reflect light as they rotate. These measurements, called light curves, reveal changes in brightness over time. When ...

The European Space Agency is sending a probe to intercept an asteroid that will swing uncomfortably close to Earth on a Friday the 13th in 2029. The Ramses mission will fly alongside the asteroid ...

The path of comet 3I/ATLAS through the solar system has been predicted with an accuracy 10 times greater than previous ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The asteroid 99942 Apophis is headed for a close flyby with Earth on April 13, 2029, and space agencies ...

The Hera probe has swung around Mars, using the planet’s gravitational pull to fling itself toward its asteroid target. During its brief rendezvous with the Red Planet, Hera caught a glimpse of the ...