NASA is continuously refining its tracking of 2024 YR4, using its network of telescopes, including the repurposed WISE Space ...

When we visited Yerkes Observatory in 2021, it was closed and faced a daunting road back, yet its director had big plans. It ...

A nearby planetary system is seen in detail in our first look at an asteroid belt outside our solar system in infrared light ...

If the prediction comes true, the asteroid could lead to an explosion generating 15 megatons of TNT, 100 times greater than ...

The University of the Philippines National Institute for Science and Mathematics (UP NISMED) has invited the public to ...

In August 2006, the International Astronomical Union made the controversial, but correct, decision to demote Pluto from its ...

Recent research using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Very Large Telescope reveals that black holes are not just passive consumers ...

Hubble’s high-resolution imagery allowed researchers to hone in on more of the Bullseye galaxy’s rings — and helped confirm ...

Scientists have discovered an impressive galaxy with Hubble Space Telescope that has six more rings than other previously known galaxies and an arrow-like feature straight through its heart.

Wolf 359’s extreme radiation and frequent X-ray flares make life-sustaining atmospheres on nearby planets highly unlikely, ...