Saturn’s ‘weird’ magnetic field perplexes scientists

The Cassini probe's first results from inside Saturn's rings make scientists question the conventional wisdom on…

Slow fireball recorded over the Mediterranean Sea

This beautiful fireball overflew the western Mediterranean Sea, south of Span, at 22:18 UTC on July…

Large, distant comets more common than previously thought

Comets that take more than 200 years to make one revolution around the Sun are notoriously…

Asteroid 2017 OO1 flew past Earth at a very close distance of 0.33 LD

A newly discovered asteroid designated 2017 OO1 flew past Earth at a very close distance of…

Asteroid 2012 TC4 to safely flyby Earth on October 12, 2017

A small Apollo-class asteroid named 2012 TC4 will safely flyby Earth at 06:07 UTC ( ±…

New mysteries surround MU69, New Horizons’ next flyby target

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft doesn't zoom past its next science target until New Year's Day 2019,…

Night sky guide for July 2017

The Earth's annual orbit around the Sun will carry us to our furthest point from the…

Groundbreaking discovery confirms existence of orbiting supermassive black holes

For the first time ever, astronomers at The University of New Mexico say they've been able…

Meteorite hits White Nile, Sudan, large fragments found

Sudanese authorities said Sunday, June 25, 2017, they have recovered fragments of meteorites which struck a…

Study suggests another large planetary body exists in Solar System

A new study from the University of Arizona suggests that an unknown, and currently unseen planetary…