An unusual concentration of impact craters suggests that they may have been caused by the breakup of an asteroid that created ...

America's ongoing love for gas-guzzling trucks and SUVs is reshaping the auto industry and impacting consumers' wallets. This shift in production priorities highlights the complex interplay between ...

October 21-22 will see the peak of the annual Orionid meteor shower, which is a result of Halley's comet leaving dust and ...

The comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) was discovered in 2023 and is on its way into the inner solar system. Early estimates ...

The Hera spacecraft successfully launched toward the asteroids Didymos and Dimorphos on Oct. 7, meant to follow up on NASA's ...

New research finds fewer large asteroids in Taurid Meteoroid Complex, reducing the risk of Earth-threatening impacts.

Announcing this year’s finalists for the Icon Awards, highlighting innovation, exploration and industry leadership. The Icon Awards celebrate the year’s most iconic ...

Our planet’s surface is littered with debris from the skies — and researchers have found that most come from only a few ...

There are eight named meteor showers left in 2024, with at least one meteor shower being active at all times. That means you have the chance of seeing a shooting star on any given night between ...

New advanced imagery reveals the existence of a second impact following the event associated with the extinction of the ...

Because the experiment was done here on Earth, rather than in space, the team also had to ensure that the targets were in ...

ESA's Hera spacecraft captured farewell views of Earth and the moon as it sails away into space to investigate the asteroid ...