The European Southern Observatory has captured the clearest images yet of the interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS as it moves inward through the solar system.

The first test images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile showcase thousands of previously unknown asteroids and ...

Astronomers discovered that C/2014 UN271, a massive comet more than 10 times larger than any known comet, is emitting jets of ...

An object from another star has been seen entering the solar system at high speed, and is expected to whip around the sun in ...

They photographed the rock star ahead of its world tour. A Chilean space telescope has captured striking images of YR4 2024, the “city-killer” asteroid that’s potentially on a collision ...

The powerful device will scan the sky like never before, capturing vast amounts of data to reveal how the universe changes ...

The comet visits our solar system about every 80,000 years, ... Comet A3: Stunning new pictures show ‘comet of the century’ like never before. Andrew Griffin. October 24, 2024 at 7:11 AM.

China's Tianwen-2 probe, which will soon unveil secrets of a near-Earth asteroid, has sent stunning pictures of the Earth and ...

The passing of comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas is close enough to Earth, an estimated 44 million miles away, to see with the naked eye. It should be visible through October.

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS will round Earth mid-month, but an astronaut on the International Space Station captured amazing photos of it circling the sun.

NASA launches spacecraft on 12-year mission 09:27. NASA's Lucy spacecraft has beamed back pictures from its latest asteroid flyby, revealing a long, lumpy space rock that resembles an odd-shaped ...

The photos depict an elongated asteroid that likely formed from after the collision of two smaller bodies. That said, researchers noted the unique neck shape connecting Donaldjohanson’s two lobes.