Astronomers say the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has detected an asteroid that spins faster than other space rocks of its size.

Scientists have discovered a “record-breaking” asteroid that is nearly the size of eight football fields. The object, known ...

Astronomers analyzing data from Vera C. Rubin Observatory have discovered the fastest-ever spinning asteroid with a diameter ...

As part of the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory First Look event in June 2025, Rubin announced that it had observed thousands of asteroids cruising ...

Astronomers analyzing data from NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, jointly funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and ...

NASA lost communication with its MAVEN probe nearly a month ago, and efforts to re-establish a connection have been futile.

NASA monitors MAVEN spacecraft after December 6 signal loss, coordinating recovery with Deep Space Network. Mars solar conjunction from December 29 to January 16 will pause communications.

SANTA CRUZ — Xi Zhang, a professor of Earth and planetary science at UC Santa Cruz, has discovered that an exoplanet classed ...

NASA’s MAVEN continues to show no activity after going silent on Dec. 4. In a recent update by NASA on Monday, NASA officials revealed that the Mars probe showed erratic rotation and added that its ...

NASA is still trying to recontact the MAVEN Mars orbiter after it stopped responding earlier this month, with fragmentary tracking data hinting the craft may be tumbling and off its predicted ...

Earth's climate has swung between ice ages and warmer periods for millions of years, driven by subtle changes in our planet's orbit and axial tilt. These variations, known as Milankovitch cycles, ...