Solar system

If the upper estimate of the asteroid's size is true, the space rock would be almost double the height of the Empire State Building or nearly the same height as the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.

The asteroid is thought to measure about 656 feet across, which would make it taller than the Space Needle in Seattle.

The mystery surrounding the origins of the asteroid Ryugu may have been solved with a model that explains its weird shape, loose rubble pile structure, and abundance of organic molecules.

Scientists have used a powerful drone and AI to find a meteor on Earth in a technique that could help experts understand what our region of space was like billions of years ago.

The tongue-in-cheek appeal by the Ukrainian government asks for $2.99 donations, which will actually be spent on repairs to infrastructure damaged by Russian bombs.

At the edge of the solar system is a fascinating world of ice and violent 1,000mph winds, Neptune. Here are six incredible facts about Neptune.

The area, which scientists have named the Wyoming Crater Field, is in a triangular area between the cities of Laramie, Douglas and Casper.

This month's full moon has many alternative names, with some coming from animals and others reflecting harsh winter conditions.

Explaining how young asteroids 2019 PR2 and 2019 QR6 are, astronomer Petr Fatka said 300 years is like "this morning—not even yesterday—in astronomical timescales."

As well as explaining how light shows illuminate Saturn's skies, recent findings solve the decades-long mystery of why the length of the planet's day changed.

The 0.75-mile-wide Trojan asteroid is only the second to be discovered in Earth's path around the sun—and is more than three times the size of the first one identified.

The asteroid, classed as "potentially hazardous" by NASA, poses no danger to Earth but is going to pass unusually close to our planet next month.

Leonard caused excitement when it zoomed past Earth last month, and a NASA/ESA spacecraft has studied its trail of debris.

The Falcon 9 rocket stage, which has spent almost seven years in space, is expected to hit the moon at around 5,700 mph in March.

The full Wolf Moon will appear in a matter of days as the first full moon of the year—and yes, its name refers to the behavior of wolves.

Webb is the largest and most powerful space observatory ever built, promising to revolutionize our understanding of the universe.

The Quadrantids have the potential to be one of the strongest showers of the year, but the period of maximum activity is very short, lasting only six hours.

Asteroid 496860 (1999 XL136) will rocket past our home world at a speed 30 times faster than a jet fighter during the first week of 2022.

Spotting Comet Leonard is likely to be a once-in-a-lifetime chance that is rapidly running out for astronomers and stargazers.

Skywatchers have a few days left to spot Comet Leonard, the brightest comet of 2021, before it passes the sun and possibly heads out of the solar system never to return.

People have been celebrating solstices at the famous prehistoric site in southwestern England for thousands of years.

The full moon is December is also referred to as the Frost Moon and the Moon before Yule.

The past 12 months have been a bumper period for missions like NASA's Perseverance Rover, with evidence of water discovered beneath the Martian surface.

Skywatchers still have a few days to catch the Geminids before they return in December 2022.

The largest of the asteroids could stand as tall as San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge if they were placed side by side.

A source of speculation since the 19th Century, a new study may reignite the debate about a planet that could be lurking at the edge of our Solar System.

In a test of Earth's defenses against asteroids, NASA's DART spacecraft will hit the binary asteroid system in 2022.

The exoplanet orbits its dwarf star in 35 days and has a very cold surface temperature, but astronomers believe it could still host life in its clouds.

The Leonids are characterized by fast bright meteors, many of which have persistent trains—trails of vaporized material that glow in the sky.

By studying 23 white dwarfs within 650 light-years of our sun, researchers have found materials absent from the solar system.