We could be overlooking an entire population of asteroids that pose a threat to Earth on the very simple basis that they're ...

Astronomers warn of hidden asteroids near Venus that evade detection, with some capable of crossing Earth’s orbit and posing ...

Somewhere in the orbit of Venus, scientists believe a hidden population of asteroids is circling the Sun—nearly invisible to Earth-bound telescopes and possibly capable of striking our planet with ...

A swarm of giant city-killer asteroids hiding near Venus poses an “invisible threat” to life on Earth, astronomers have warned in a new study. These space rocks, known as co-orbital asteroids, tag ...

An international study led by researchers at São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Brazil has identified a little-known but ...

Look, we don’t want to anthropomorphize, but is it possible that a planet that has gone to such lengths to make life ...

Regulus, a distant star, Venus and our moon will be visible during a conjunction tonight, and how Californians can best see it.

Hidden barrier found 400 miles inside Venus that blocks rising hot rock and creates ring-shaped volcanic features called ...

Three celestial bodies will meet up for one night in September in a cosmic conjunction that should be widely visible in the Kentucky sky. What to know ...

A conjunction is an astronomical event in which at least two planets – or, in this case, other celestial bodies – appear to our vantage from Earth to be close together in the sky. Florida is home to ...