The comet, called 3I/ATLAS, is the third known interstellar object that has come through our solar system. As it flies deeper ...

Astronomers have identified 2025 SC79, a new asteroid with a remarkably fast 128-day orbit, placing it among the ...

Speculations about an alleged Planetary Defence Initiative stemmed from the International Asteroid Warning Network Campaign ...

Astronomers can usually spot "planet killer" asteroids long before they approach Earth. But what if they can't?

Siddharth Patel, a 12-year-old who lives in London, Ontario (west of Toronto), spotted two possible asteroids in September as ...

Astronomers discover 2025 SC79, the solar system's second-fastest asteroid, hiding in the Sun's glare. Learn why these ...

The object is known as 2025 SC79, and it is 700 meters (2,297 feet) across. It goes around the Sun every 128 days, and it ...

A scientist spotted an asteroid hiding in the sun's glare that orbits the sun in just 128 days, making it the second fastest ...

If such ‘twilight’ asteroids approach Earth, "they could pose serious impact hazards," warned the astronomer behind the ...

Researchers at the Sao Paulo State University (UNESP) have discovered a population of asteroids that could pose a very ...

The newly discovered "twilight" asteroid, 2025 SC79, was obscured by the sun's glare until an astronomer pointed the Dark ...

The concept of converting asteroids into spacecraft involves using the asteroid's vast native mass as the primary material ...