Last month, an asteroid impacted Earth's atmosphere just hours after being detected — somehow, it managed to circumvent ...

The asteroid was first observed on October 22 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) survey in Hawaii.

Comet ATLAS was first detected on September 27 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System in Hawaii.

The Popular Astronomy Club meets the second Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Butterworth Center in Moline. All are ...

The so-called "Halloween comet" vaporized as it flew within 1 million miles of the sun on Monday, its destruction captured by ...

On September 29, 2024, Earth captured a tiny asteroid named 2024 PT5, turning it into a temporary mini-moon. It won't be around much longer.

The celestial object is more than just a guest staying over for a quick visit. It's here to stay, or at least until ...

Well, Nostradamus also had some startling predictions for 2025, including a major space event. A colossal asteroid, known as ...

NASA and the European Space Agency’s Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spotted Comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) as it made its ...

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, or C/2023 A3, was first detected in January 2023 by the Tsuchinshan Observatory in China and an an ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) telescope in South ...

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, or C/2023 A3, was first detected in January 2023 by the Tsuchinshan Observatory in China and an an ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) telescope in South ...

It was discovered on Aug. 7 during routine monitoring by scientists using the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS. 2024 PT5 belongs to the Arjuna asteroid belt, which is ...