NASA’s ambitious OSIRIS-APEX mission to study the asteroid Apophis has been spared from cancellation, but its future is far from secure. After threats of budget cuts that could have grounded the ...

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

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

Astronomers have discovered asteroid 2025 SC79, a skyscraper-sized space rock orbiting the sun in just 128 days. the ...

NASA’s kinetic impact test successfully changed an asteroid’s orbit, with upcoming missions from ESA, JAXA, and new low-cost spacecraft aiming to study the results. Caller alerts CHP to alarming sight ...

If an asteroid is on a collision course with the moon, what should humanity do? Try to nudge the space rock out of the way before it strikes? Obliterate it with a nuclear explosion? Those are the ...

A massive crater hidden beneath the Atlantic seafloor has been confirmed as the result of an asteroid strike from 66 million ...

Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees. During their summer swoon, the Yankees defense failed them ...

NASA has activated a global planetary defense group to study a massive interstellar object exhibiting strange, possibly artificial characteristics ...

A newly discovered asteroid just whizzed past Earth, marking the second-closest asteroid flyby on record, astronomers say. The asteroid flew over Antarctica just before 9 p.m. ET on Sept. 30, about ...

The first two games of the National League Divisional Series between the Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers were brutal to watch from a Cubs' perspective, especially in the first inning. The starting ...

Jaguars rookie wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter had his biggest game on offense and continued to be a part-time player on defense in Monday night’s win over the Chiefs. Hunter caught all three ...