Very massive stars (VMSs) have had a massive impact on the formation of our universe. However, there aren't very many of them, with only around 20 known specimens in the Milky Way and Large Magellanic ...

Topics included astrophysics, 'killer asteroids,' ionizing radiation, X-rays and microwaves, and habitable zones. After his presentation he responded to audience members' questions.

MIT astronomers have found a way to spot the smallest, “decameter,” asteroids within the main asteroid belt. They used their approach to detect more than 100 new asteroids, ranging ...

Good things don’t come in threes. Venus is concealing at least three city-killer asteroids that could strike Earth in weeks without warning, potentially wreaking havoc upon our planet before we ...

A swarm of large asteroids likely lurking around Venus could one day pose an "invisible threat" to Earth if left unchecked, astronomers have warned.

Venus Hiding Dangerous Asteroids, Including One That Could Be a 'City-Killer' If it Impacts Earth: Study A new study from the University of São Paulo in Brazil said some asteroids orbiting Venus ...

Those include active asteroids, which, at least temporarily, possess tails of gas and dust just like comets. Astronomers currently know of about 25 of them, Dr. Schwamb said.

The majority of the known asteroids orbit within the main asteroid belt located between Mars and Jupiter at an average distance from Earth of about 250 millions kilometers. Since the discovery of ...