ESA's Hera spacecraft captured farewell views of Earth and the moon as it sails away into space to investigate the asteroid ...

The shortage of previous Trojans for Saturn is somewhat odd. There are more than 13,000 known Trojans of Jupiter. It’s no ...

Whether discovering exoplanets or measuring the size of an asteroid, cubesats are affordable throughout the space community, even to small startup, private companies and university laboratories.

As part of an international planetary defense effort, Hera is set to launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape ...

The first view below, taken by Hera's Asteroid Framing Camera, shows Earth's dominant white clouds over the sunlit Pacific ...

Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has reported that two asteroids, named 2024 TO4 and 2024 TX11, will pass Earth on Tuesday.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is actively tracking these asteroids. Their monitoring ensures any potential threats are ...

It may sound like something out of a sci-fi movie, but Earth's "mini-moon" is here to stay for a couple of months.

Give nature the chance to surprise you,” says Ethan Siegel, astrophysicist and author of National Geographic's newest tribute to the James Webb Space Telescope.

The ground shook and a deafening engine roar echoed throughout Kennedy Space Center. Launching at 12:06 p.m. EDT Monday, the ...

Around 66 million years ago, a massive asteroid struck Earth, wiping out an estimated 75% of all animal species, including ...

Research highlights how the meteor impact that ended the dinosaurs helped spawn the mutualistic relationship between ants and ...