Unistellar's citizen scientists are using their smart telescopes to engage in planetary defense, research and observational astronomy.

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Scientists warn that certain asteroids could become more dangerous upon entering Earth, potentially complicating asteroid ...

A powerful new telescope spots an unusually large asteroid spinning faster than thought possible, challenging long held ideas ...

This coming July, Venus could plow through the dust generated by an asteroid breakup thousands of years ago, potentially ...

Microsoft's PowerToys for Windows adds CursorWrap, a cursor-warping plugin that will be instantly familiar to anyone who grew ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to astronomer Sarah Greenstreet about her team's new discovery of the fastest-spinning large asteroid known to man.

It was long thought, up until recently, that asteroids and comets delivered Earth's oceans during the very early Solar System ...

NGC 7331, the sight of supernova SN2025rbs, imaged by George Gheirchi (US).

Chile's Vera Rubin Observatory, boasting the world's largest digital camera, has discovered a mountain-sized asteroid, 2025 ...

When we look up at the night sky, we tend to see asteroids as simple, wandering rocks—the leftover debris from […] ...

An asteroid is going to hit Earth one day, and we need to prepare ourselves. This video discusses past asteroid impacts, such as the one that killed the dinosaurs and the asteroid that hit in 2013. It ...