Scientists discover binary asteroids near Earth can trade rocks and dust through slow collisions, revealing clues about asteroid evolution.

A newly discovered asteroid, 2026 EG1, is set to make an exceptionally close pass by Earth on the night of March 12, 2026. Discovered only days ago, this asteroid will come within 197,466 miles of ...

Asteroid 2026 EG1 will pass within 1 lunar distance of Earth. | Credit: NASA JPL, NASA/STScI/J. DePasquale/A. Pagan A newly discovered bus-sized asteroid is set to buzz Earth late on March 12, passing ...

According to the space agency's tracking, the rock is hurtling through space at more than 21,500 miles per hour.

Anastasios Tzanidakis was reviewing archival telescope data from 2020 when he came across a seemingly unremarkable star that ...

Astronomers have caught what may be a rare cosmic catastrophe unfolding 11,000 light-years away. A seemingly ordinary sun-like star suddenly began flickering wildly, puzzling scientists until they ...

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Lead author Andy Tzanidakis' rendering of the planetary collision he suspects occurred around star Gaia20ehk in 2021. Photo: Andy Tzanidakis Anastasios (Andy) Tzanidakis was combing through old ...

Astronomers say a distant, sunlike star shows signs of a catastrophic planet-on-planet crash that may mirror the ancient impact that formed Earth's moon. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

Tzanidakis was combing through old telescope data from 2020 when he found an otherwise boring star acting very strangely. The star, named Gaia20ehk, was about 11,000 light-years from Earth near the ...

"Over time, such a small change in an asteroid's motion can make the difference between a hazardous object hitting or missing ...