A Belfast-based astronomer has said a planetary defence mission with which he is involved will help scientists gather new ...

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

Black Moons are rare, but they’re not impossible as the last one to hit the skies happened on 19 May, 2023. If you look up to ...

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

THERE’S no end of awe-inspiring sights to see overhead – but 2025 will bring four special events that you shouldn’t miss.

Nasa has issued an update on a huge asteroid which will pass Earth on Christmas Eve. On the night when Father Christmas will ...

The MailOnline reports the asteroid will go past Earth at a speed of a whopping 14,743 mph. However, you don't need to be ...

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

The massive rock is believed to be ten storeys high and will skim past the planet at 14,743 miles per hour in the early hours ...

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

Near-Earth objects are asteroids and comets with orbits that bring them to within 120 million miles of the Sun.