A small asteroid roughly the size of a car is expected to make a close approach to Earth, and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) lists it in its public near-Earth object tracking tools. The object ...

Astronomers using the Vera C. Rubin Observatory detected 800,000 changes in the sky during just a single observation session.

This Arduino handheld game console is lightweight, easy to carry, and simple to build, making it perfect for hobbyists, ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has detected a staggering800,000 celestial changes in the night sky during a single observation ...

A new spacecraft concept called NOVA could keep asteroids from hitting our planet by using a huge magnet to gradually pull ...

Blue Origin and NASA are teaming up on a new mission to protect Earth from asteroids, building on NASA's DART success.

Schematic of a proposed space mining setup that literally bags asteroids. Credit: TransAstra. The aerospace industry has a ...

The Open University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. Asteroids are some of the oldest objects in the Solar System: leftovers from the chaotic time when planets were ...

One debate about the origin of life on Earth concerns whether it formed around deep-sea hydrothermal vents or in scars left behind by an asteroid impact. A new review article analyzes recent research ...

In recent years, the technologies used to surveil workers have become more sophisticated and widespread. By Lora Kelley While many workers worry that artificial intelligence will one day take their ...

NASA’s study of Bennu reveals why its rocky surface behaves like sand. The answer lies in cracks deep inside its boulders.

Why it matters: A recent federal appeals court ruling has turned a routine software update into a high-stakes precedent for how consumers "agree" to the fine print governing connected devices, with ...