Recent discoveries have challenged previous assumptions about the space near Earth, revealing a potential population of ...

Analyzing gravity data collected by spacecraft orbiting other worlds reveals groundbreaking insights about planetary ...

A radical architectural proposal by New York-based Clouds Architecture Office envisions the world’s tallest building — ...

Viewers in New York will get a chance to see Vesta close to opposition after the sun goes down on May 2. The asteroid will ...

The Earth started as a mixture of gas and dust around the Sun and grew as it collided with asteroids and dust particles.

Last year in August, the number of moons orbiting Earth temporarily doubled, admittedly from the low starting point of "one", ...

The Psyche spacecraft launched nearly two years ago and is currently on its way to rendezvous with a unique asteroid in an ...

Getty Illustration of a spaceship orbiting a planet (stock image) Related: Chance of a Recently-Discovered Asteroid Hitting ...

Vesta won't reach opposition with Earth again until Oct. 13, 2026. On Friday, May 2 the asteroid Vesta will reach opposition, marking the ideal period to spot the second largest asteroid orbiting ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An image of Vesta captured as NASA's Dawn spacecraft retreated from the asteroid in 2012.

New research suggests there may be a hidden population of minimoons lurking near Earth, with fragments of the Moon traveling ...