NASA has been tracking objects in space for years. However, the James Webb Telescope detected an asteroid that came ...

Scientists now believe such travelers arrive more often than once thought, and some may even strike our planet. A new study offers a closer look at where and when these interstellar objects could hit ...

Spread the loveAs humanity continues to explore the cosmos, the potential threats posed by near-Earth objects (NEOs) become a focus of scientific inquiry and monitoring. On March 19, 2026, NASA has ...

Humanity’s relationship with the moon has always been simple. One planet, one moon — a cosmic partnership as reliable as sunrise. But that clarity just got murkier. Astronomers have confirmed ...

Scientists detect the fastest brown dwarf, 2M2228, using radio waves, revealing new insights into magnetism and space weather ...

A bus-sized asteroid is set to make a close approach to Earth today, with NASA closely monitoring its trajectory as it speeds ...

Astronomers have detected one of the darkest objects ever seen at a record cosmic distance—only with the assistance of gravity. The discovery is an important step toward the observation of dark matter ...

Richard Binzel has been watching the skies for hazardous asteroids for more than 50 years. In 1995, he proposed the Near-Earth Object Hazard Index, later renamed the Torino scale, which rates ...

The following is an extract from our Lost in Space-Time newsletter. Each month, we hand over the keyboard to a physicist or mathematician to tell you about fascinating ideas from their corner of the ...

With the aid of a multinational network of radio telescopes, scientists have been able to detect the lowest-mass dark object ever found in the universe. The mysterious object, roughly one million ...

A companion worksheet for students as they explore and learn more about impact craters on the Earth and other celestial bodies. Usage conditions apply ...