Elon Musk has issued a warning for the public after a giant asteroid made a close approach to our planet. Reacting to ...

On Sept. 11, 1985, the International Cometary Explorer, or "ICE" became the first spacecraft to fly by a comet. Originally ...

"It is a world of extremes and contradictions, so I dubbed it the ‘Problem Child of the Solar System’ in the past." ...

Scientists say microscopic black holes could explain the elusive "dark matter" that makes up a quarter of all matter in the ...

sending the comet hurtling out of the solar system after its flyby," spaceweather.com reported. If this hyperbolic orbit is confirmed, Comet Nishimura would join a very short list of interstellar ...

During an October 9 press briefing at NASA headquarters, panelists discussed the Earth and space-based assets that will be in position to observe the October 19 flyby of Mars by comet C/2013 A1, also ...

The ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission has successfully completed its fourth of six gravity assist flybys at Mercury, capturing ...

Celebrating the once-in-a-generation tradition of a Halley’s Comet flyby, this elegant short provides an interesting connection between man and meteor. Like a dependable TV show guest star who pops in ...

Comet A3 is just becoming visible in the sky and over the next few weeks will put on a show that's easy for family viewing. David Zura speaks with an academic astronomer.

The BepiColombo Mercury probe made a flyby of its ultimate destination on ... created by large asteroid or comet impacts. The images help reveal more about the craters' complex history and ...