Avi Loeb, the chair of the astronomy department at Harvard, has suggested that 31/Atlas could be an alien probe on a “reconnaissance mission”.

Together, DART and Hera lay the foundations for future planetary protection missions. Focusing on asteroids that could pose harm to our planet, these missions require planning and execution at short ...

Massive interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, larger than Manhattan, shows unusual glow pattern and planetary alignment that Harvard physicist calls potentially technological.

NASA and the European Space Agency recently shared remarkable new images of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, which was ...

On its way to Didymos and Dimorphos, Hera has found time to test its cameras in preparation for the big moment.

NASA confirmed asteroid 2025 OT4 is now approaching Earth. The space rock measures around 130 feet in diameter. It will fly ...

Space is an active place. Asteroid 2025 OT7 will fly by Earth in August 2025. It is about 170 feet wide. It will travel at ...

NASA has confirmed that a sizeable near-Earth object—an asteroid roughly 170 feet (51 metres) wide—will make a close flyby of ...

On July 30, 2025,asteroid 2025 OL1—measuring roughly the size of a small aircraft—will pass Earth at a distance of 1.29 ...

An asteroid named 2025 OL1 is heading Earth’s way. Measuring around 110 feet across, it’s roughly the size of a large ...

Scientists are monitoring a recently discovered asteroid which could potentially hit the Moon - and calculating its likely consequences on Earth.

Asteroid 2025 OL1, about the size of a small plane, will safely pass Earth on July 30, 2025, at a distance of 1.29 million ...