The threat from space rock 2024 YR4 has surpassed that of Apophis, an asteroid feared by scientists 20 years ago. The danger remains low, but experts are estimating the damage that could be done.

YR4 has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but as astronomers make more observations about its trajectory, the odds of ...

The close encounter was "a historic first of its type for a Japanese private, commercial lunar lander," according to ispace. It gave Resilience a fuel-saving gravity assist, changing the lander's ...

Astronomers have peered through the atmosphere of a planet beyond the Solar System, mapping its 3D structure for the first time. By combining all four telescope units of the European Southern ...

Our planet’s history is one of extreme climate cycles that repeat across time, with insights into the Earth’s previous ...

The gas giant WASP 121b, also known as Tylos, has an atmospheric structure unlike any we have ever seen, and the fastest ...

Russia talks in Saudi Arabia—without Ukraine's participation—give a glimpse at how Trump may handle a crisis over Taiwan.

President Donald Trump’s approach to ending Russia’s war against Ukraine has left European allies and Ukrainian officials worried they're being largely sidelined by the new U.S. administration as ...

While our solar system is a fascinating place on its own, exoplanets are even more of a mystery. And one exoplanet in particular is something quite new.

Astronomers have detected an exoplanet just twenty light years away that's residing in its star's habitable zone.

A new study examines how much material from the closest star system to Earth will end up in orbit around the Sun, and how ...

Along with Blue Ghost, NASA launched the Tenacious lunar rover from Japanese company ispace. It's one of the smallest ...