Outer space has emerged as the world's next battlefield, demonstrated by recent cyberattacks on satellites blamed on Russia.

The concept of asteroid mining has captured the imagination of scientists, investors, and the public, promising a new ...

Scientists studying asteroids found that two seemingly unrelated types share a strange dusty coating of troilite. By using polarization of light instead of traditional spectra, they uncovered ...

PBS is cutting its current budget by more than a fifth to deal with Congress’s recent decision to eliminate roughly $500 million in federal funding from public TV and radio, according to a memo ...

The resources tucked away in asteroids promise to provide the building blocks of humanity's expansion into space. However, accessing those resources can prove tricky. There's the engineering ...

PBS plans to cut its budget by 21% as public media faces the loss of $1.1 billion in federal funding over the next two fiscal years.

A newly published paper, led by IPAC scientist Joe Masiero, provides evidence that two kinds of asteroids likely formed in the same regions during the beginning of our solar system. &ldquo ...

Hera observes asteroids as DART reveals more about its destination written by Martijn Luinstra August 10, 2025 ...

The techniques used to target the asteroids could also be employed in tracking hazardous asteroids and interstellar objects.

NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory has discovered 2104 asteroids. Credit: RubinObs/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA ...

Best places to see shooting stars? California leads United States for meteors and asteroids with dark skies, top astronomical spots like Big Sur and Joshua Tree.

In Geneva, negotiators from 175 nations are trying to hammer out the first-ever legally binding treaty on plastic pollution. The urgency of the talks was underscored this week by a new study ...