A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is visible one last time on Dec. 23 via a virtual observatory before fading from view for thousands of years.

With the James Webb Space Telescope and updated processing techniques, researchers have detected asteroids just tens of ...

NASA has warned that the massive asteroid 2024 NX1 will skim past Earth tonight - reaching its closest point at 02:56 am GMT ...

JWST uncovered Chiron’s rare ices and gases, providing new insights into its unique activity and its link to the solar system ...

NASA’s powerful James Webb Space Telescope includes asteroids on its list of objects studied and secrets revealed.

Santa Claus will have to be "mirroring" on his sleigh ride around the world. NASA has warned of a gigantic asteroid that will pass close to Earth on Ch ...

The Sun reaches its southernmost point, the Ursid meteor shower peaks, and the Christmas Tree Cluster glitters in the sky ...

As 2024 comes to a close, so does the final celestial show for skywatchers of the year: the Ursid meteor shower.

Even small asteroids can do a lot of damage—and new research shows the James Webb Space Telescope is adept at spotting the tiniest of space rocks.

Astronomers have detected 138 decameter-sized rocky bodies in the main asteroid belt, marking the smallest asteroids ever ...

In 2024, observers were treated to plenty of celestial displays that were anything but ordinary, from a total solar eclipse to northern lights.