The interstellar comet will pass safely by Earth, giving astronomers their best chance to study it up close. Interstellar ...

A vast ring of rocky leftovers between Mars and Jupiter, the asteroid belt preserves clues to how the planets — and Earth ...

Baby, it’s cold outside — but it’s worth putting on that heavy winter coat, scarf and boots and heading out for one of the best meteor showers of the year: the Geminids.

A building-sized asteroid had a 1-in-32 chance of hitting Earth at its peak, but astronomers soon found there was zero chance ...

A powerful roar rocked the forest before the silhouette of a lioness appeared at an Indian reserve, a potent image of how ...

This December's dazzling display comes from a strange asteroid with comet-like behavior—and a tail of debris that astronomers ...

Endangered penguins living off South Africa's coast have likely starved en masse due to food shortages, a study said Friday, ...

In today’s series of daily facts, we will discuss and explore Space. It is a vast, enigmatic, and endless area that has been ...

Scientists have observed the largest-known rotating structure in the cosmos - a gargantuan thread-like assemblage of hundreds ...

Early this year, a surprise space rock made headlines around the globe when the International Asteroid Warning Network ...

Elisha Sauers writes about space for Mashable, taking deep dives into NASA's moon and Mars missions, chatting up astronauts ...