NASA's upcoming EDGE satellite mission, led by UC San Diego, uses lasers to deliver unprecedented 3D mapping of Earth.

"For asteroids of the size scale relevant to planetary defense (i.e., ∼50-500 m), the mass can only be directly measured ...

New research shows SpaceX satellite re-entries are releasing toxic metals into the atmosphere. Discover how Isro’s Project Netra is working to prevent a disaster from space debris collision.

Estimating a mass for a potentially hazardous asteroid (PHA) is perhaps the single most important thing to understand about ...

It's been about eight months since the Vera Rubin Observatory (VRO) saw first light. Now the telescope is scanning the night sky to detect transient changes and sending alerts to astronomers and ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The University of Texas at Austin announced on X that it will be the first university to partner with the U.S. Space Force, thanks to a $9.3 million seed grant from the Texas Space ...

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS nears a Jupiter flyby in March 2026. Track the gravity nudge, outgassing wildcard, and what changes next—today!!

THE Ministry of Defence has launched an early-stage consultation for a deep-space radar site at Cawdor Barracks, Pembrokeshire, aiming to bolster the UK's space monitoring capabilities.

Rubin Observatory begins sending hundreds of thousands of nightly alerts as it prepares for its 10-year sky survey, tracking supernovae, asteroids, galaxies and other changing objects in near real ...

The newly discovered object dubbed the Great Comet of 2026 may become visible to the naked eye during its close solar pass in April.

Six planets are set to align on Saturday, creating a planetary parade that will be visible to sky-gazers across the globe.

The dinosaurs were wiped out by an asteroid, but does that mean we risk suffering the same fate - and should you be worried about the possibility? Leah Crane sets the matter straight ...