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(Top) The 45-mile-wide (73 km) shadow path of the asteroid Erigone. Observers in this zone will see the star Regulus blink out for up to 14 seconds shortly after 2 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time tomorrow ...

A giant asteroid will pass in front of a star, blacking it out for a short period of time. Viewers in the northeastern United States will be able to watch it happen live, weather permitting. 163 ...

The "once-in-a-lifetime" eclipse of a bright star by an asteroid takes place tonight and will be viewable in parts of Canada, weather permitting. Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation Leo, ...

The Erigone family of asteroids are water-rich space rocks that provide a window into the solar system's past. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

An extremely rare space event will take place on 20 March, where an asteroid eclipses a star, blocking the light it emits. The asteroid 163 Erigone will eclipse the bright star Regulus in the early ...

What can asteroids teach us about the early solar system and were they responsible for bringing water to the Earth in its early history? This is what a recent study published in Icarus hopes to ...

On March 20, a 45-mile wide asteroid will pass in front one of the brightest stars in the night sky. The process is called occultation and may be the source of some great night-time viewing ...

How does a tiny asteroid make one of the brightest stars in the sky disappear? By passing directly in front of it. Upwards of 20 million people will have the ...

In astro-speak, an “occultation” is the passage of one celestial body in front of another, temporarily hiding it from view. A total solar eclipse, when the Moon occults the Sun, is the most ...

The "once-in-a-lifetime" eclipse of a bright star by an asteroid takes place tonight and will be viewable in parts of Canada, weather permitting. Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation Leo, ...