Astronomers at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center may have discovered a star hurtling through the Milky Way with a planet ...

At the end of 2024, astronomers detected an asteroid in the night sky. It was given the designation Y, since it was ...

The asteroid has been given a rating of 3 out of 10, indicating a "close encounter, meriting attention by astronomers." ...

Oumuamua and Comet Borisov in 2017 and 2019, respectively, created a surge of interest. What were they? Where did they come ...

A NASA scientist has predicted where a huge asteroid - the size of Big Ben - could potentially hit Earth in seven years' time.

These are known as hypervelocity stars, with some moving faster than the escape velocity of the Milky Way of around 600 kilometers (373 miles) per second. There is another star that is almost as ...

An asteroid known as 2024 YR4 has a 97.9% chance to safely pass the Earth in 2032, as per NASA scientists. If it strikes, the ...

"Mercury and especially Saturn will not be easy to find even if the weather is clear. Mercury sets at 7.15pm on February 28 ...

NASA says it's aware of an asteroid with a "very small chance" of hitting Earth in seven years. It's raised questions about ...

"Our Sun (Sol) is marked by a black hexagon, and its orbital path is indicated by a grey solid line (top row only). Alpha Centauri's location and path are shown by a yellow star and a solid blue line ...

NASA has announced an asteroid that is heading this way, has a greater chance of hitting the Earth than initially thought.