An asteroid that orbited near Earth for a few months as a mini-moon may be a chunk of the moon that was blasted off by an impact thousands of years ago.

A hundred years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble dramatically expanded the size of the known universe. At a meeting of the ...

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BS4 may be anywhere between 17 and 40 feet across, and will approach at about twice the distance between the Earth and moon.

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On January 2, the Minor Planet Center announced the discovery of the unique asteroid 2018 CN41, but soon had to remove the ...

The newly discovered asteroid, named 2018 CN41, turned out to be a Tesla launched into space by SpaceX in 2018.

A supposed asteroid turned out to be a Tesla model flying through space as a PR stunt. Such mix-ups are increasingly becoming ...

NASA’s Lucy mission will continue its journey to explore the Jupiter Trojan asteroids, which share Jupiter’s orbit around the ...

The case of mistaken identity was quickly resolved, but astronomers say it shows the need for transparency around craft in ...

The mysterious planet Nibiru has fueled apocalyptic theories, from a potential Earth collision to links with ancient aliens.