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

Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of ...

Such a dramatic cut to a flagship space telescope still in its prime will be felt across the mission's entire operations, ...

Sensational "city killer" headlines aside, NASA and the European Space Agency reported the asteroid "has a very small chance" ...

From star births to deaths and a party in a black hole, here are some of the reports we’ve been getting back from the ...

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The drop in odds had been widely anticipated by the global astronomical community, which now broadly expects the probability ...

The chance that an asteroid capable of wiping out a city will hit Earth in eight years has been cut in half to around 1.5 percent, according to new calculations from NASA.

Dubbed "city killer", the space rock now has an estimated 1.5 per cent (or 1 in 67) chance of striking our planet during a ...

Thanks to new observations, an impact of the asteroid 2024 YR₄ in 2032 is now almost ruled out. Further observations should provide complete clarity.

Before you start preparing for the worst, an update has since been issued by NASA's planetary defense, reading: "Observations made overnight on Feb. 19 - 20 of asteroid 2024 YR4 have further decreased ...

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson says we needn’t worry about the “mansion-sized” asteroid heading toward Earth. The chances ...