Last year delivered doses of drama and excitement in the space business, with a record number of launches, breathtaking ...

Advocates for space science research are concerned about job losses and cuts to funding at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight ...

Humans may, one day, be able to inhabit other planets. Some advocates argue that remaining on only one courts disaster.

If you’re in search of a name for your little one, and the night sky is drawing you in, look no further. We’ve rounded up ...

A mile-wide asteroid known as 2005 UK1 will safely pass Earth on Jan. 12, 2026, at 32 times the moon’s distance, posing no ...

An artist’s illustration depicts 2025 MN45—the fastest-rotating asteroid with a diameter over 500 meters that scientists have ...

2025 MN45 isn't the overall spin-rate record holder. Astronomers have found a number of small asteroids — those just a few ...

Astronomers say the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has detected an asteroid that spins faster than other space rocks of its size.

Among the first finds from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, the discovery hints at a population of exceptionally strong ...

This suggests that when the South Pole-Aitken impactor hit, it gouged deep into the Moon, generating intense heat. This ...

Astronomers analyzing data from Vera C. Rubin Observatory have discovered the fastest-ever spinning asteroid with a diameter ...

At 710 meters (just under half a mile) wide, this space rock sets a record for how fast it spins on its axis: about one ...