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

The red, brown and gray hunk is about 70% larger than the next largest piece of Mars found on Earth and represents nearly 7% ...

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I clutched the steering wheel — my hands dutifully at 10 and 2 o’clock — and stared through the bug-spattered windshield at ...

A 220-foot asteroid named 2025 OW is speeding toward Earth at an incredible 46,908 mph — but is it dangerous? In this video, ...

During his remarks in a Senate hearing in January, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. admitted to peddling insane conspiracy theories.

World Asteroid Day 2025 is upon us! Here's how you can celebrate the event by livestreaming real-time views of near-Earth asteroids from the comfort of your home.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump appeared on Friday to abandon Gaza ceasefire ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 made headlines earlier this year when its probability of impacting Earth in 2032 rose as high as 3%. While an Earth impact has now been ruled out, the asteroid's story continues.

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Wednesday (July 23) that U.S. government cuts in support for electric vehicle makers ...

Yale University ecologists reveal a lizard lineage that rode out the dinosaur-killing asteroid event with unexpected evolutionary survival traits. Night lizards (family Xantusiidae) survived the ...