NASA's asteroid-hunting spacecraft is scheduled for lift-off today.
The 70th birthday of Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury was celebrated by the International Astrological Union by naming an asteroid after the singer.
A new tail-less comet has just been discovered by scientists which may offer highly important clues as to the origins of the Solar System and Earth. The so-called ‘Manx’ comet is believed to be composed of pristine materials at the time when the Solar System and many other entities within it came into being.
At least 40 million years before being hit by an asteroid, the dinosaurs were already on the road to decline.
The discoveries were made NASA's NEOWISE. Around 72 Near Earth Objects were found in the mission's second year.
You do not want to miss this epic scene, a historic double flyby of comets towards Earth this week.
It is not the end of the world yet. A huge asteroid near-misses Earth
Scientists think ice on the dwarf planet is reflecting sunlight.
An international team of researchers is set to drill 5,000 meters below seabed as part of $ 10 million mission.
The Asteroid Redirect Mission will test capabilities that could some day save the planet from an asteroid collision.
Researchers have discovered the largest asteroid impact area in Australia, spanning over 400-kilometre (250-mile) wide area. The area consists of two separate impact scars.
The finding suggests that planets are not the only bodies to sport rings.
Radar images from NASA show the asteroid 2004 BL86 flying past with an orbiting moon.
A 400 meter asteroid that crosses paths with earth once every three years was a surprise discovery this year.
