The end of non-avian dinosaur’s time on Earth is often depicted as one big, knockout blow delivered by the cataclysmic ...

Beyond the physics we know exists lurk many possibilities that have yet to be proven, including a fifth force to add to ...

Musk argues that mankind essentially has a duty to colonize other planets because sooner or later an asteroid impact could ...

The upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket captured amazing images of Earth Monday (Oct. 7) during the launch of Europa's ...

In late July, the Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) transmitted laser data across 290 million miles from the Psyche ...

In this week's Degrees of Science we are talking about the temporary Mini-Moon that will orbit Earth for the next couple of months ...

The European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft is on its way to do follow-up observations of Dimorphos, two years after an ...

The Hera mission will investigate the result of NASA’s asteroid redirection test, in which the U.S. agency rammed a ...

Every year, the Earth is treated to several meteor showers as we cross into their orbit, or they cross into ours. They are ...

The news was a relief for Fitzsimmons and the entire Hera team.

The car-sized probe is part of a mission to better understand the ‘kinetic impact’ technique of asteroid deflection.

Near-Earth asteroids are closely monitored due to their implications for planetary defense. The team utilized ground-based ...