The asteroid, named 2024 VX3, will pass us at a distance of 92,100 miles, closer than the moon's 238,900-mile orbit.

Mid-November is jam-packed with astronomy events, including the Leonid meteor shower and the alignment of Jupiter and Mars in the span of a few nights. The series of celestial sights will kick off on ...

A recently shared image of a distant galaxy surrounded by three concentric rings challenges our understanding of galactic ...

SpaceX launches new Starlink satellites frequently—sometimes as often as two to four times per week—but these maneuvers are ...

While the Hubble Space Telescope orbits Earth, the JWST orbits the sun with a keener eye for peering into deep space. “It’s more of a complement to the Hubble than it is a replacement,” said Andrew ...

Astronomers have been curious about the makeup of Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt, ever since its discovery by ...

There is a 50% chance that global warming will consistently exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius in the next six years, according to a new report.

Studying CMEs as close to the Sun as possible, in their earliest evolutionary phases, and following the same events as they reach farther distances (e.g., near Earth) is essential ... physics at the ...

has been a hot topic in astronomy research in recent years. Now that we are beginning to unravel this cosmic mystery, ...

Our merry band of heliocentric heretics welcomes a new member into their fold ... and it sets up a story that isn't just ...

Reexamination of data collected nearly 40 years ago by Voyager 2 has revealed that what's been believed about Uranus could be ...

The Arecibo message contained an image of a man only. But what might seem a sexist choice deserves a more subtle ...