There’s a new frozen oddball orbiting the Sun, and it’s not your average space rock. It’s a planet—a minor one, to be ...

A small team led by Sihao Cheng, Martin A. and Helen Chooljian Member in the Institute for Advanced Study's School of Natural ...

The asteroid poses no threat to the moon or Earth. A newly discovered house-size asteroid is set to make a close, yet ...

The Solar System has just gotten a new official member. Currently, with the name of 2017 OF, this is a trans-Neptunian object ...

"That is a very important part in determining collision energy," she said. Matthew Payne, the director of the Minor Planet Center, stated that they are currently tracking 38,000 near-Earth objects, ...

The latest discoveries about Vesta challenge its traditional classification. This giant asteroid might actually be a remnant ...

The San Francisco Giants had an off-day on Thursday, but their Minor League Baseball affiliates were all in action. Let’s ...

While a superficial view might see an environmental silver lining to President Donald Trump's tariffs, a deeper look reveals these benefits are overshadowed by detrimental economic and long-term ...

Since its discovery, hundreds of observations of the comet have been logged into the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center from observatories around the world. Comet SWAN was set to ...

Even though it's fast and close, the asteroid will pass Earth at a distance of 6.8 million kilometers (4.2 million miles). While this sounds far, it's considered a close call in space. Apurwa Amit ...

A Baltimore sports radio host torched Orioles general manager Mike Elias and owner David Rubenstein following the firing of ...

They consulted Dr. Peter Veres of the IAU Minor Planet Center (MPC) and submitted a report to the MPC's Possible Comet Confirmation Page (PCCP), including the observation date and time, as well as the ...