Comet A3 is just becoming visible in the sky and over the next few weeks will put on a show that's easy for family viewing. David Zura speaks with an academic astronomer.

Elon Musk has issued a warning for the public after a giant asteroid made a close approach to our planet. Reacting to ...

Scientists say microscopic black holes could explain the elusive "dark matter" that makes up a quarter of all matter in the ...

Hera and its two cubesats arrived at their launch site in Florida in early September following a transatlantic flight from Germany, with a stop in Ireland. The mission's launch window opens on Oct. 7 ...

EARTH could collide with its deadly cosmic neighbour, Apophis, an asteroid 1,100ft (335m) wide, should a rare chain event ...

But a close flyby of the asteroid in March 2021 showed Nasa scientists that Apophis won't actually hit Earth for at least 100 years. Researchers at ESA announced in July that they are sending out ...

The Polaris Program posted to social media this morning, highlighting a flyby they performed over NASA's Kennedy Space Center, buzzing by their ride to space below. Aboard, Polaris Program Content ...

Opik is available as a fully open source local installation or using Comet.com as a hosted solution. The easiest way to get started with Opik is by creating a free Comet account at comet.com. If you'd ...

Asteroids, comets and Kuiper belt are bodies smaller than planets that orbit the sun. Asteroids are composed of metals and rock, whereas comets also contain ice and dust. The Kuiper belt is a ...