Modern astronomy is giving us unprecedented views of the asteroids, comets, and other small bodies that litter our cosmic ...

A new study reveals that the asteroid belt is slowly disappearing, offering insights into its long-term fate and what this means for our solar system.

Astronomers have identified a new interstellar visitor, 3I/ATLAS, which entered the solar system on July 2, 2025. This ...

Few countries have the political stability and geography necessary for a good spaceport. Oman is often called the ...

The annual meteor shower is expected to leave colorful streaks across the sky when it peaks on Oct. 21 into Oct. 22.

Potato-shaped asteroid Psyche, a member of the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter ... However, this shininess may be mostly skin-deep. In 2020, calculations involving updated estimates of ...

Lying between Mars and Jupiter is a massive ring of rock debris—the asteroid belt. Now thin, it’s fading away gradually. In a new study, planetary scientist Julio A. Fernández of Uruguay’s Universidad ...

A newly discovered asteroid just whizzed past Earth, marking the second-closest asteroid flyby on record, astronomers say. The asteroid flew over Antarctica just before 9 p.m. ET on Sept. 30, about ...

From launching satellites and leading lunar missions to training the workforce of tomorrow, the UAE’s achievements in 2025 reflect a decade of steady ambition. Each milestone adds to the country’s ...

Tianwen 2 will collect samples and deliver them back to Earth in late 2027, using a reentry capsule. Then the spacecraft will slingshot around our planet for another deep-space rendezvous: a visit ...

A new analysis estimates that the asteroid belt is steadily losing mass each year, and may not be as permanent a feature of the solar system as we thought. A team of astronomers led by Julio Fernández ...