YR4 has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Astronomers are tracking it to refine estimates of its size and orbit to see how much of a risk the space rock poses.
The Vatican says Pope Francis slept well during a quiet first night in the hospital after being admitted with a respiratory ...
Above-average warm temperatures and windy weather with a chance of isolated showers. Highs are expected near 80 under partly ...
“When it’s brightest, Venus appears as an eerily eye-catching beacon,“ EarthSky wrote. ”Many mistake it for a UFO. It’s ...
A blood moon is coming. The entirety of the lower 48 states, the greater Americas, and some regions beyond will witness — ...
Trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) are icy bodies that vary widely in size, from large dwarf planets like Pluto and Eris—each ...
During Valentine's Day weekend, northern parts of America, including Maine, may have a chance of seeing an aurora. But space ...
The Tarantula Nebula, also known as 30 Doradus, is revealed in an unusual light in this exceptionally deep Chandra X-ray ...
On this day 35 years ago, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft took a picture that changed how we see our planet. The iconic "Pale ...
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured a massive 'tornado' on the sun in multiple wavelengths. Unlike the Earth, ...
A bouquet of thousands of stars in bloom has arrived. This composite image contains the deepest X-ray image ever made of the ...