Earth has been cleared of an impact with the recently discovered asteroid 2024 YR4, but there are still risks to the planet ...

NASA currently leads the nation's planetary defense efforts, but some are calling for the Space Force to take control.

Asteroid 2024 YR4, which once appeared to be on a collision course with Earth, may hit the moon, which could create some ...

Astronomers think small space rocks from beyond our solar system routinely strike Earth—but proving it isn’t easy ...

A conjunction between a crescent moon and Mars joins an ongoing display of 'shooting stars,' making July 28 one of the best ...

Sandia scientist John Sandusky believes he has found a way to put heliostats, which typically turn solar energy into ...

When high-velocity asteroids land on Earth, they can form a meteor impact crater. Such collisions have occurred throughout ...

Space officials estimate the rock is about 220 feet across, making it larger than the Leaning Tower of Pisa at 185 feet. 2025 ...

Earth has not one but seven moons at any given point in time. Scientists say that when asteroids collide with the Moon, the ...

NASA successfully deflected an asteroid for the first time - but in doing so accidentally unleashed swarm of boulders into space ...

Any uncertainty in the calculation of the object’s orbit causes variations in the predicted solution. Instead of one precise ...