One rock, as big as a football field, careening through space on an elliptical orbit that lasts four years, suddenly found itself one of the most observed bodies in our solar system, according to NASA ...
From crewed lunar voyages to flight tests of fully reusable rockets and launches of new orbital telescopes studying the outer ...
Zipping toward Earth at around 20,000 miles per hour, the asteroid is due to make its closest approach on Tuesday.
Based on their analysis, the team found that a type of asteroid rich in the minerals olivine and spinel could serve as an ...
The downward migration in 2026 involves roughly half of SpaceX's Starlink megaconstellation, which currently consists of ...
Earth reaches its closest point to the sun in its 2026 orbit on Jan. 3. The sun will appear larger in the sky than on any ...
Under ideal conditions, about 25 Quadrantid meteors would be visible per hour, according to NASA. While the meteors are known to lack persistent tails, they often produce bright fireballs, which are ...