International Asteroid Day is observed to help people understand how dangerous it could be if an asteroid ever hit the Earth.

If a huge asteroid smashes into the Moon in 2032, the explosion would send debris streaming towards Earth that would threaten ...

Could New York face an asteroid threat in our lifetime? Scientists explain potential impact scenarios, emergency preparedness ...

Some bivalves, like true mussels, are flexible and can adapt to new roles. Others, like the rare glass scallops—bivalves that can both swim and eat meat—are extremely unique. If these rare species go ...

Currently, the asteroid 2024 YR4 is too far away to observe with space or ground-based telescopes. NASA expects to make more ...

The freshly minted telescope discovered 2,000 previously unknown asteroids in just 10 hours. Weirdly, NASA doesn’t seem to ...

YR4 made headlines earlier this year when its probability of impacting Earth in 2032 rose as high as 3%. While an Earth ...

An asteroid the size of a 10-storey building could now make impact with the moon, which could potentially fry global ...

A midday flash of light across the Southeast was likely a meteor, with debris potentially damaging a home in McDonough, ...

A meteoroid is a space rock, often from a comet or asteroid that’s floating through space. A meteor is a bright streak of light in the sky that is visible as the space rock enters the Earth’s ...

There is currently a 4.3% chance that the giant space rock 2024 YR4 will hit the moon in seven years. If this does happen, ...

An asteroid that could smash into the Moon in 2032 could trigger a gigantic explosion that would send debris streaming ...