2025 MN45 isn't the overall spin-rate record holder. Astronomers have found a number of small asteroids — those just a few ...

In its preliminary data release, taken from just seven nights of observations, the powerful Vera C. Rubin Observatory has ...

A meteor explosion has been captured from space for the first time ever, thanks to a team aboard the International Space ...

There will be 13 full moons, several meteor showers and the last lunar eclipse until late 2028 in the sky in 2026. Here's how ...

The Quadrantid meteor shower will peak overnight between Jan. 2 and Jan. 3, offering a brief but intense burst of meteors.

An artist’s illustration depicts 2025 MN45—the fastest-rotating asteroid with a diameter over 500 meters that scientists have ...

Your first major opportunity to spot shooting stars and bright fireballs in 2026 arrives overnight tonight with the peak of ...

Physicists at the University of Oxford have contributed to a new study which has found that iron-rich asteroids can tolerate ...

Supermoons happen a few times a year and come in groups, taking advantage of the sweet spot in the moon’s elliptical orbit.

At 710 meters (just under half a mile) wide, this space rock sets a record for how fast it spins on its axis: about one ...

Shortly after New Year’s Day, the first meteor shower and supermoon of 2026 will illuminate the Louisiana sky.

The new year kicks off with a spectacular celestial double feature, as the first supermoon of 2026 coincides with the peak of ...