Here we explore whether there are any upcoming asteroid encounters and how NASA and other space agencies actively monitor ...

After a journey spanning more than 96 million kilometers, scientists now study fragments of an ancient asteroid that may ...

On December 5, 2023, an asteroid designated as 2023 WW will approach Earth in close proximity. With a diameter ranging from ...

Some 1.8 billion years ago, a large comet — which is an ancient "dirty snowball" composed of icy and rocky grains — slammed ...

Scientists, exploring the origins of water on Earth and other exoplanets, may have uncovered a promising hypothesis with the assistance of the James Webb telescope. This esteemed telescope has ...

The asteroid, given the designation of Asteroid 2023 VH6, is travelling towards Earth in its orbit at a breakneck speed of ...

While theories about the origins of water are still up for debate, studies of the early solar sytem have shown water is older ...

In the glare of the sun, an unknown number of near-Earth asteroids move on unseen orbits. A new generation of space telescopes could be our best defense against potential disaster. On the morning ...

The first in line, known as 2023 VH6 and categorised within the Apollo group of asteroids, is set to pass within a distance ...

Two asteroids will pass close to Earth on November 7, according to Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), a research and development centre affiliated with the US space agency NASA. JPL's research shows ...

Micrometeorites originating from icy celestial bodies in the outer solar system may be responsible for transporting nitrogen ...