Newly discovered Quipu, a superstructure in which galaxies group together in clusters and clusters of clusters, is the ...

Observations revealed ongoing fireworks featuring short bursts and longer flares. Imagine solar flares, but magnified to an ...

Unpredictable bursts of light are pulsing from the debris surrounding Sagittarius A*, offering new insights into the ...

The search for interstellar visitors has taken an unexpected turn. While previous discoveries like ‘Oumuamua and Comet ...

Astronomers say the 2024 YR4 asteroid still has a 97% chance of missing Earth in 2032, but the now 3.1% chance it will hit ...

New simulations reveal that around 1 million "macroscopic" objects from our closest stellar neighbors, the Alpha Centauri system, may already reside in the Oort Cloud, far from sight.

Scientists recently doubled the chances that Asteroid 2024 YR4 will hit Earth in 2032. While earlier estimates said the ...

According to this scale, established by astronomers to help them assess the dangers posed by various near Earth objects ... will remain on NASA’s risk list until at least 2028.

By Robin George Andrews Robin George Andrews has written a book about the science of planetary defense, and has written for The Times about many space objects visiting the Earth. Feb. 8 ...

NASA’s Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS ... “As a result, the object rose to the top of ESA’s asteroid risk list.” ESA is closely monitoring the recently discovered ...

It was identified by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS, four telescopes around the world that hunt near-Earth objects and ... on the Sentry Risk List.