2024 PT5 is the second near-Earth asteroid scientists suspect was ejected from the moon's surface, the first being 469219 ...

When you first learned about the Solar System, you probably saw diagrams that made it look orderly, with planets arranged in ...

A big asteroid, the size of the Empire State Building, called 2024 WY70 is on a collision course with Earth this weekend.

Planetesimal belts, remnants of the planet formation process, hold a wealth of clues about planetary systems beyond our own.

Arrokoth is composed of two separate bodies, 3 and 9 miles across. In the distant past they rotated so slowly about each other that their mutual gravitational attraction caused them to come together ...

NASA’s Goldstone Solar System Radar is closely tracking asteroid 2024 PT5 during its nearest approach to Earth, a distance ...

The asteroid is estimated to be between 656 and 1,443 feet across, and will pass at 16 times the distance to the moon.

"It's not completely unusual for asteroids to be near the Earth," Gallagher said. "Our moon is about a quarter-million miles away from the Earth. So something 7.6 million miles out would be many, many ...

The small satellite will orbit the moon to map out the locations of lunar water. Scientists are intrigued by Europa because ...

Most recently, China celebrated the opening of a new megaport in Peru as part of its global Belt and Road Initiative ... Development Bank has funded major solar and wind projects, such as Latin ...

The enormous near-Earth asteroid (887) Alinda has made its closest approach to our planet in decades, and it's about to peak in brightness in a rare once-in-a-decade event. Here's how to watch it ...