When the United States Space Force was first created, one of its early recruiting ads showed uniformed service members ...

When we eventually mine asteroids, humans and robots will not leave unprotected microbes on the surface. Instead, machines ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory sent scientists nearly 1 million astronomy alerts in one night, showing off changes in the sky.

Astronomy does not belong off Earth. It belongs wherever the universe can be observed — and that necessarily includes the surface of the planet humans live on. Kelsey Johnson: Past President of the ...

EARTH cannot defend itself against the thousands of “city killer” asteroids that are zooming around space near our planet, Nasa chiefs warn. They reckon there are about 15,000 undetected ...

When you look up at the night sky, it appears unchanging. But if you look deep enough you will find that the sky is in fact ...

FROM satellites turned into missiles and worldwide blackouts sparking carnage on the streets, all-out war in space is becoming less of a distant sci-fi dream. For centuries, wars have been fought ...

Scientists discussed the threat of asteroids at a recent conference in Phoenix. Here's what they said.

For nearly a quarter-century, the nonprofit B612 Foundation has helped scientists track dangerous asteroids and educated the public about the threats space rocks pose to Earth.

She’s worried about the a-rock-alypse. A planetary defense expert is warning that humanity is defenseless against up to 15,000 undetected near-Earth asteroids that have the potential to take out a ...

NASA scientists recently expressed alarm over the potential threat posed by approximately 15,000 undetected asteroids capable ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory sent scientists nearly 1 million astronomy alerts in one night, showing off changes in the sky.