July's third quarter moon phase occurs at 8:38 EDT (0038 GMT) on July 17. At this moment, skywatchers in the northern ...

The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth was sold for just over $5 million at an auction of rare geological and ...

Astronomers at the University of Maryland found that a surprising burst of rocky debris released during the DART mission ...

An asteroid, 2025 MA90, roughly the size of a building, is set to safely fly by Earth, capturing global scientific attention.

A 54-pound (25-kilogram) rock. Estimated auction price: $2 million to $4 million. Why so expensive? It’s the largest piece of ...

Earth may no longer be threatened by an impact from the asteroid 2024 YR4, but that doesn't mean this 200-foot-wide space rock can't still impact our lives.The asteroid, which at one point had a 1 in ...

University of Maryland astronomers discovered that an unexpected blast of space rocks ejected during DART mission carried ...

Earth is no longer at risk of a direct collision with the asteroid 2024 YR4, but an impact on the moon in 2032 could send debris hurtling towards our planet that could take out orbiting satellites ...

After months of tracking and refining Asteroid 2024 YR4's orbit, NASA scientists were able to rule out an Earth strike. There's no real risk to the planet in seven years or afterward, according to the ...

A newly discovered house-size asteroid is set to make a close, yet harmless approach to Earth today (May 21), passing within one-third of the Earth-moon distance. The close approach will happen at ...

An international team is currently closely tracking the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4. The impact probability estimates for the year 2032 has been reduced from a peak of 3 percent to below 0.001 ...