Jonathan Hammond says he fell out of his chair when a car crashed through his neighbor’s fence and then into his home ...

Scientists have discovered a “record-breaking” asteroid that is nearly the size of eight football fields. The object, known ...

This edition of the northern lights is brought to you by a pair of coronal mass ejections that erupted on New Year's Day.

A piece of space debris is the focus of the closest attention of astronomers worldwide as scientists evaluate a rare, but very dramatic, option. A col.

The Geminids, one of the last meteor showers of the year, is also considered one of the best. And it's about to hit its peak 2025 activity. Bright shooting stars – from the Quadrantids in January to ...

What if the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs struck Earth today? This video explores the potential consequences of such an event, examining the immediate and long-term effects on life, climate, and ...

An asteroid known as 2024 YR4 is estimated to have a 4% chance of hitting the moon in 2032. Now a group of researchers are debating how best to deal with the object ...

If an asteroid is on a collision course with the moon, what should humanity do? Try to nudge the space rock out of the way before it strikes? Obliterate it with a nuclear explosion? Such a cosmic ...

In a plan ripped straight from the script of the 1998 movie "Armageddon," scientists have suggested a simple, if violent, method of dealing with a troublesome asteroid. Just nuke it. But in this case, ...

Good news: It's probably not going to hit Earth anymore. Bad news: It still could hit the moon — and some astronomers think NASA should blow it up. An asteroid that could be as big as the Statue of ...