Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

Scientists say that a newly discovered space-rock has a chance of colliding with our planet in less than 10 years ...

Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient ...

It's actually good news that NASA spotted a sizable asteroid with a (small) chance of hitting Earth in 2032. It means our ...

Studies of asteroid Bennu delivered to Earth by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft have revealed molecules that, on our planet, are key to life.

Samples from asteroid Bennu have delivered insights into the origins of Earth’s water and the organic molecules that may have ...

First spotted last month by a telescope in Chile, the near-Earth asteroid — designated 2024 YR4 — is estimated to be 130 to ...

The world's space agencies are keeping close watch on an asteroid heading our way, because there's currently a 1 in 83 chance ...

The study of asteroid samples is a highly lucrative area of research and one of the best ways to determine how the Solar ...

Orbital dynamics show that President Trump’s pledge to land astronauts on Mars couldn’t happen until 2029 at the earliest.

Certain extreme planets are called ultra-short period objects if they're very close to their stars and orbit them in mere hours, like K2-22b.