The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft's name has been changed to OSIRIS-APEX for its new mission to asteroid Apophis. See its journey to ...

NASA develops asteroid defense initiatives to detect and deflect threats, ensuring Earth is prepared for potential ...

New observations of a small asteroid discovered in December have led astronomers to conclude that the chances of it striking ...

New observations of a small asteroid discovered in December have led astronomers to conclude that the chances of it striking ...

Astro Brief is a collaboration between KSMU, the Missouri Space Grant, and MSU's Department of Physics, Astronomy and ...

Get a closer look at the space industry with Illinois native Coralie Adam in “Exploring Space” live via Zoom from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 4 at the Suzette Brumleve Memorial Effingham Public Library ...

NASA recently announced a new mission to study an asteroid that seems far more important than they’re letting on. The space ...

Okay, I am being overly dramatic by the title, the asteroid YR4 was initially projected to have a 3.1% chance of hitting the ...

Carthage Public Library District joins more than 200 Illinois Libraries Present (ILP) members to virtually host “Exploring ...

Chinese spaceflight activities have been on pause in recent weeks due to the annual Spring Festival and New Lunar Year ...

No company has ever achieved what asteroid mining startup AstroForge is about to set out to do. Success is anything but ...