Telescopes across the globe will track it so that astronomers can determine its exact location and make predictions about ...

A vast ring of rocky leftovers between Mars and Jupiter, the asteroid belt preserves clues to how the planets — and Earth ...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is brightening and turning green as global observatories track its close approach to Earth.

Tracking comets accurately is hard. A new effort with the U.N. and NASA aims to better chart these visitors using 3I/ATLAS.

Comet 3I/ATLAS will get closest to Earth on Dec. 19, and astronomers will be watching.

Life on Earth may have begun with a gift from a comet. Its existence was once threatened by an asteroid. Its future may ...

The comet will come much closer to Jupiter in March, zipping within 33 million miles. It will be the mid-2030s before it reaches interstellar space, never to return, said Paul Chodas, director of NASA ...

With Halloween decorations, such as Home Depot's 10-foot skeletons, becoming as popular as Christmas decorations, October is a great time to see all kinds of spooky and cool light shows in your ...

Scientists are decoding fragile meteorites to uncover which small asteroids could become future treasure troves for space exploration.

Much remains to be known about the chemical composition of small asteroids. Their potential to harbor valuable metals, materials from the early solar system, and the possibility of obtaining a ...