Astronomers are considering blowing up the “city killer” asteroid, estimated to have a small chance of crashing onto the moon in 2032, to cut the risk of the collision debris destroying satellites.

The potential 'city killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 has a small chance of hitting the moon in 2032. In a new paper, scientists probe the logistics of destroying it — possibly with nuclear weapons — before ...

NASA on Tuesday said it was on track to send astronauts to orbit the moon in early 2026, as the United States races China to ...

NASA revealed that its Artemis 2 mission to the Moon could launch as soon as February 5, roughly two months earlier than ...

On September 24, the crescent moon will briefly shine near Mars at sunset. The celestial event will be visible just above the western horizon.

See the crescent moon shine with Mars at sunset on Sept. 24. The crescent moon shines close to Mars above the western horizon ...

NASA has officially introduced its 2025 Astronaut Candidate Class, a group of 10 individuals whittled down from a pool of ...

NASA unveiled 10 recruits who will undergo training to become eligible for future missions that could carry humans deeper into the cosmos than ever.

The newly discovered asteroid is expected to tag along on the Earth's path around the sun for another 60 years.

Connect with the cosmos this fall at Stellar Vista Observatory’s star parties, lectures, and starlit dinners in Kanab. Events ...

Lunar minerals generate the rust mineral hematite when bombarded with high-energy oxygen particles, experiments show.

A partial solar eclipse happens Sunday in parts of the Southern Hemisphere. Saturn will also appear at its brightest, with ...