At least three city-killing asteroids that could strike Earth are hiding behind our closest neighbor in the solar system.

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Scientists Stunned to Find a Secret Ocean World Deep Beneath the Ice in the Asteroid Belt Between Mars and Jupiter Tucked ...

The International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center, which catalogs new moons and other small bodies in the solar ...

Using computer simulations, the researchers uncovered a scenario in which an ancient asteroid impact briefly amplified that field, just long enough for nearby rocks to capture and record its magnetic ...

Can Mars become a second Earth? Explore the science, challenges, and future of terraforming Mars for human colonization.

Astronomers have discovered a remarkable planetary system that challenges long-held assumptions about where planets can ...

The moon will rise with Venus and the ice giant Neptune in the pre-dawn sky on Thursday, May 22.

The moon's final quarter arrives May 20, offering stunning views of half its surface lit. Discover the best ways to observe ...

Building a sustainable economy on the moon won't be easy, but we at least have some ideas about how to get started.

The moon spent a few million years as a volcanic wasteland, covered with ongoing eruptions that spewed from mountains and ...

It isn’t easy to figure out how the Earth was built, because it happened 4½ billion years ago, and no one was there to watch. So scientists have had to look at what the Earth looks like now and at all ...