It came from outer space! In the early morning of June 30, 1908, people in the remote Tunguska region of Siberia beheld an ...

A White House science advisor recently war-gamed with space agency heads worldwide to devise a planet-saving defense to an ...

The Eta Aquariids hold significance not only for their mesmerizing display of shooting stars but also for their association with Halley's Comet, whose debris gives rise to this meteor shower.

February, asteroid 2024 YR4 was spotted and originally believed to have a 3.1 per cent of hitting Earth in 2032. Further calculations revealed this was not the case.

Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.

A new "main-belt comet" — a comet-like object masquerading as an asteroid in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter — has been identified, bringing the tally of these beguiling objects up ...

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2025 includes a full schedule of meteor showers. They come around every year like clockwork and that means planning shooting star trips can be done months in advance. Here's a look at what's ...