Much of the Trump 2.0 agenda has pushed the U.S. dollar down, prompting investors worried about its future value to pile into alternative assets like crypto and especially gold. There’s even a new ...

A new generation of rockets aims to unlock new business models in space, including the science fiction dream of extracting resources from asteroids. Researchers are taking a closer look at asteroids ...

If you were to ask a group of dedicated amateur astronomers to list their favorite telescopic targets, few if any would mention asteroids. That’s easy to understand. The typical asteroid lacks the jaw ...

Not all asteroids are simple space rocks. Some spin too fast, others change course, and a few behave in ways scientists didn’t predict. This countdown looks at the most astonishing asteroids ever ...

This is a colored view of the C-type asteroid 162173 Ryugu, seen by the ONC-T camera on board of Hayabusa2. Source - ISAS/JAXA, CC SA 4.0. This is a colored view of the C-type asteroid 162173 Ryugu, ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 is no longer headed for Earth, but the fear it caused has astronomers worried about scare tones in the media. The asteroid initially had an approximate 3% chance for impact with ...

In a scientific first, astronomers have witnessed two objects violently colliding in space, the impact generating a dusty debris cloud reminiscent of cosmic fireworks. The collision occurred 25 ...

Imagine a time when Earth was a molten, volcanic wasteland, heavily bombarded by colossal asteroids. We’ve long feared these cosmic impacts as destroyers of life, but what if they were the key to our ...

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION — NASA and other agencies are studying a large asteroid that was discovered in 2024. While Asteroid 2024 YRA has a minute chance of hitting Earth in seven years, the ...

Choose your fighter for the origin of water on Earth! Was it always here or did it come to this planet from somewhere else in space? And, either way, what does this mean for other water worlds in our ...

Globe and Mail journalist Mark Medley’s book delves into stories of seemingly impossible goals from around the world ...