He noted, "Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt, and a dwarf planet. I think sometimes people think of small, ...

Tuesday marks the tenth anniversary of a huge astronomical milestone: the first and only time we have landed on a comet. The ...

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This list of commonly confused terms in astronomy will help you better understand the cosmos and the common phenomena we see in the sky.

Tiny grains from asteroid Ryugu are revealing clues to the magnetic forces that shaped the far reaches of the solar system over 4.6 billion years ago. The findings suggest the distal solar system ...

Today: The two meteor showers centered in the constellation Taurus peak this week and next. That means there will be ...

Dark matter makes up 85% of the stuff in the cosmos, but scientists have no idea what it is. Can you solve the case?

Ceres, a dwarf planet located in the asteroid belt, still harbors many secrets. Recent discoveries could reshape our understanding of this mysterious celestial object. Computer simulations suggest ...

Pieces of the asteroid Bennu, collected by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission ... continuing to be delivered to rocky and icy planets and moons. This is an important piece of the puzzle in understanding how we ...

Like TB2, it is categorised as ‘potentially hazardous,’ but its path poses no danger to our planet. Researchers plan to analyse its trajectory and materials to uncover clues about its origins. On ...