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A SCOTTISH space firm has partnered up with NASA by developing mission-critical hardware and software for new technology which has been deployed…

The asteroid is almost one mile long, meaning that it would cause an extinction event if it hit Earth

Luckily, Earthlings, the chance of a collision is tiny because Earth will be on the opposite side of the Sun when 22AP7 is predicted to enter the planet's orbit.

Astronomers have been looking into the Sun's glare, a hiding place for planet-killer asteroids. Recently the team spotted two rocks that fit the title.

It may be the biggest potentially dangerous asteroid discovered in the past eight years.

With a diameter of 1 to 2km, space rock named 2022 AP7 crosses our orbit but has ‘no chance’ of hitting Earth

A guide to the stunning Pillars of Creation and why one space telescope veteran stands by the scene’s remarkability.

The full moon happens about once a month. Find out when.

Nasa has given the green light for a mission to a far-away asteroid that could be the core of a long-dead planet - in the hope its probe will reveal more about the origins of Earth.

Great true stories about space exploration don’t come around too often anymore. Our pop cultural representations about NASA’s achievements (or failures) tend to be period pieces and retreads of the greatest hits. But the new documentary “Good Night Oppy,” directed by Ryan White, is an exciting and fresh story about…

SpaceX has launched its massive Falcon Heavy rocket to send a satellite on USSF-44, a secretive U.S. Space Force mission.