Space

The asteroids, called 2020 RO and 2020 PM7, will pass safely on September 25 and 29 respectively more than 1.7 million miles away.

Scientists announced the start of Solar Cycle 25, signaling the end of the solar minimum, on September 15.

Researchers who have observed the planet using the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) in Hawaii, believe there is evidence to suggest alien life may exist on Venus.

"Too much excitement!" wrote one Twitter user in reference to the upcoming announcement.

We detected a very unusual signal, it was more like a bang. The signal was at such a low frequency that we knew that if it were a binary black hole, it must be really massive.

Several large new fires broke out across California over the weekend.

Data from a 2008 survey of the lunar surface indicates the presence of a form of rust that requires oxygen and water to form—neither of which the moon has enough of.

Satellite imagery and photos from a NASA astronaut are helping to visualize the size of a vast and "unsurvivable" hurricane.

A new study published with data from NASA explains that the shape of our solar system is similar to that of a deflated croissant.

The last ever explosions will be silent fireworks that take place long after everything else in the universe has died, a study has found.

"The Perseids are a major meteor shower and one of the best and most reliable of the year," said Rick Fienberg from the American Astronomical Society.

NASA uses a variety of techniques to follow and track tropical cyclones, which helps forecasters at the National Hurricane Center.

In comparison, it would take 73,000 years for Voyager to reach our closest neighboring star.

An attachable module to a spaceplane expected to make deliveries to the International Space Station may become the basis for a new class of miniature space station.

The Trump administration is charting a new course for America's future in space.

This is clear evidence that the interior of Venus is currently churning," said researcher Laurent Montési.

Comet NEOWISE comes once every 6800 years, here's how you can use this sighting as an opportunity to learn more about space travel and exploration.

America needs a plan to cement itself as the dominant power in space.

"This all-sky image completely changes the way we look at the energetic universe," said researcher Peter Predehl.

The never-before-seen astronomical objects were found by scientists in Australia.

The 200 stars appear to have come from a merger between the Milky Way and a dwarf galaxy long ago.

The island in the Pacific Ocean has been growing since 2013 following an eruption of an underwater volcano.

Scientists combined 100,000 years of the magnetic field's history with computer simulations to show rapid directional changes at certain points in history.

"It's incredible to be able to make these kinds of discoveries," said researcher David Armstrong.

Computer simulations reveal how the liquid outer core and an enormous gyre controls the magnetic field in the Pacific region.

One suggestion is the star collapsed into a black hole without producing a supernova—a phenomenon that has never been identified in such a large star before.

A magnetic anomaly on June 23 appears to be a phenomenon known as a Pc wave.

The film was created from some of the 425 million high-res images taken of the sun over the past decade.

The NASA Headquarters in Washington D.C. has a new name, announced by the space agency Wednesday, which honors Mary Jackson.

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