Around 66 million years ago, the reign of the dinosaurs came to a fiery end. An asteroid about 7 miles (12 kilometers) wide, ...

The comet is one of only three of its kind recorded in history. But others think there could be more to this celestial object ...

An asteroid recently made the second closest pass to Earth ever observed on October 1st. And astronomers only found it after ...

A paper from several NASA scientists and other researchers explores whether an asteroid with a 4% chance of hitting the moon ...

A strike could create a 1 km crater, eject debris, and trigger a brief meteor shower affecting lunar satellites or bases.

A team of researchers has put forth the idea of launching nuclear devices at asteroid 2024 YR4 with a chance of hitting the moon in 2032.

Learn more about the possible prevention strategies for the 2024 YR4 asteroid, which was previously thought to pose a threat ...

The Silverpit Crater was confirmed as an asteroid impact site. Shocked crystals and seismic data prove the event created a ...

The team found evidence that after 4 million years, there were microbes living within the crater, while it was still pretty ...

Between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter lies a ring-shaped region called the asteroid belt, home to the vast majority of our ...

By combining Gaia’s massive asteroid dataset with AI modeling, scientists discovered that asteroid rotation depends on how ...

Students published their scientific findings about the physical properties of an asteroid between Mars and Jupiter, which ...