Astronomers recently detected a stray quasi-moon in our planet’s orbit, but it's hardly the first stowaway to hang out around ...

The asteroids are as large as around 75 and 91 feet in diameter, according to the Center for Near Earth Object Studies.

The Leonids meteor shower, originating from the constellation Leo, will be visible on the night of November 17 through to the ...

Meet HD 98800, a nearby quadruple‑star system in the constellation Crater. It sits about 150 light‑years away and is 10 ...

At about 0200 UTC (that’s 1pm AEDT) on November 12, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Australian ...

Simulations and satellite data reveal that Earth's magnetic field is more complex than scientists had thought. Scientists ...

Blue Origin, owned by Jeff Bezos, plans to challenge SpaceX with the powerful, partially reusable New Glenn rocket.

Surprisingly, at least to me, there are still climate change skeptics out there who either don’t believe that the climate is ...

Astronomers say they spotted signs of a giant explosion releasing from a star beyond our solar system, one powerful enough to destroy a planet’s atmosphere.

Sky-gazers worldwide may get the chance to see a celestial display this week as the annual Leonid meteor shower reaches its ...

If you've ever wondered why we are here, then you can thank Jupiter for part of the answer. A new study from Rice University ...

Astronomers using the European Space Agency's XMM-Newton space observatory and the LOFAR telescope have definitively spotted ...