Professor Alan Fitzsimmons, from Queen’s University Belfast, has recently returned from ground control of ESA’s Hera mission.

XN1, nicknamed the "Christmas Eve asteroid," will pass Earth at a speed of 14,743 mph on December 24, reaching its closest ...

NASA confirms no collision risk as asteroids 2024 YC1 and 2024 YQ2 approach Earth on December 28, 2024, at 639,000 miles ...

Asteroid-detecting AI algorithms have already identified 27,000 new pieces of space debris, bringing the known number to 1.3 ...

In 2024, space exploration dazzled the world. NASA’s Europa Clipper began its journey to study Jupiter’s moon Europa.

While this is considered a “close approach” by interstellar standards — NASA defines near-Earth objects (NEOs) as those that ...

NASA has warned that the massive asteroid 2024 NX1 will skim past Earth tonight - reaching its closest point at 02:56 am GMT ...

There's no doubt 2024 saw some incredible space feats - including the first private spacewalk - but 2025 could be an even ...

When NASA’s Dawn spacecraft visited the giant asteroid Vesta, it discovered intriguing channels on the rocky surface, ...

Prof Fitzsimmons said while most large asteroids have now been discovered by astronomers, there is still a risk to Earth from ...