New images from NASA's DART asteroid-smashing mission show space rocks exchanging material in a slow process that reshapes ...

Bright streaks on a small asteroid moon looked, at first, like a camera problem. They were faint, fan-shaped, and easy to ...

Four years ago, NASA purposely smashed a spacecraft into a small asteroid to see if they could deflect it—a test to prove humanity could protect Earth from threatening space rocks.

Scientists have produced the first global map and analysis of small mare ridges (SMRs) on the moon, a characteristic geological feature of tectonic activity. Published in The Planetary Science Journal ...

Six planets are set to align on Saturday, creating a planetary parade that will be visible to sky-gazers across the globe.

The Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Science (CAPS) provides an independent, authoritative forum for identifying and discussing issues in astrobiology and planetary science with the research ...

This amazing spectacle is created by a special alignment of the planets' orbits.

The planets are aligning. This Saturday is a rare chance to see several of our closest cosmic neighbors in a single sky. Six planets will assemble themselves for a spectacular “planetary parade” that ...

Astronomy enthusiasts and casual skywatchers alike have a reason to look up this February. On the evening of February 28, a ...