About 66 million years ago, an asteroid slammed into what is now Mexico, forming the Chicxulub crater. This impact wiped out ...

An asteroid just flew closer to Earth than many satellites, according to space agencies. The space object, named 2025 TF, ...

Though harmless itself, its passage through the solar system is helping researchers test the systems, partnerships and knowledge needed to keep Earth safe.

Contrary to online rumors, Earth still only has one true moon, but astronomers have discovered a so-called 'quasi-moon.' Here ...

This year’s “Halloween fireballs” are stunning to watch, but scientists say they may carry a warning from space.

The Earth often gets a few visitors in the solar system, but some stick around for a while. Here's what to know about the ...

2025 PN7 is a small, dim asteroid that appears to orbit Earth, according to EarthSky. Believed to be a piece of the moon that ...

The S2 mega meteorite unleashed an ancient apocalypse on Earth unlike anything we could imagine, but did it also help life ...

Fragments of a rare type of meteorite have been found in the sample of material brought back from the lunar far side by China ...

A team of researchers at The University of New Mexico has uncovered how a peculiar, prehistoric plant might unlock new ways ...

An astronomer in Italy caught a fortuitous image of the bright comet Lemmon seemingly entwined with the glowing trail of a ...

The American Meteor Society is a nonprofit that observes and collects information about meteors and related phenomona. While ...