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Here are today's general risks from asteroids or comets both tiny and very large. Importantly, even relatively small rocks ...

A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant, chance of impacting ...

A "super-Earth" planet found outside of our solar system could have conditions suitable for life, according to experts at the University of Oxford. Researchers said the planet has a mass six times ...

The irony is that they're so far away. "K2-22b has an asymmetric transit profile, as the planet's dusty cloud of effluents comes into view in front of the star, showing evidence of extended tails like ...

Get ready for a parade of planets this winter. During the month of January, sky gazers will be able to see four planets in one view — and come February, the parade will only expand. NASA says ...

"I didn’t expect any box office," the director said of the beloved 1982 film. Had there been an “E.T” sequel, Steven Spielberg would have had the titular alien not just phone home, but go ...

They also checked to see if any of those dips in light curves might have been caused by second planets orbiting the same star but came up empty-handed. While seven additional candidate exoplanets ...

Until that happens, the best the universe can offer is aligning planets, we’re afraid – but it’s still pretty exciting. For a few brief evenings around February 28, every planet in our solar ...

Exciting times are ahead for stargazers and astronomy enthusiasts! Two planetary alignments will happen in a span of 40 days, the first featuring six planets in January, followed by a seven-planet ...

Six planets aligning in a rare celestial event to be best visible today. The best time to view is 45 minutes post-sunset. In a rare celestial event, six planets - Venur, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn ...