The Psyche spacecraft is bound for a metal-rich asteroid that it will examine up close starting in 2029. But first, it needs ...

Nuclear war is much more unpredictable than asteroids, but, unlike the dinosaurs of 66 million years ago, humans can avoid causing their own extinction.

Earth watched on as a communications satellite deployed its big reflector more than 22,000 miles (35,400 kilometers) away.

BREAKING NEWS! A giant asteroid is about to destroy the Earth! The Moon is your last hope. Work together with friends to ...

Researchers at the University of Bristol have developed a new method which could help scientists perform large-scale climate ...

Asteroid 2026JH2 will zoom past Earth at a distance of only 90,000 kilometres next week. It has enough mass to wipe out a ...

Newly discovered asteroid 2026 JH2 will safely pass just 90,000 km above Earth on 18 May, offering astronomers a rare and ...

Nick Bostrom is famed for developing simulation theory. Now he's turning his attention to AI -- and risk to humankind.

Atari made it look so simple: press a few buttons to move, rotate, vanish through hyperspace, fire missiles, and boom: total ...

New defence tool: NASA’s NEO Surveyor will be the first infrared space telescope dedicated to spotting hazardous asteroids and comets. Why it matters: Ground telescopes miss many dark or sunward ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to ...

A violent impact might have ejected material from deep within the moon's mantle — and future Artemis astronauts might be able ...