Measuring around 41 feet in diameter, the asteroid is speeding towards our planet at more than 38,500 miles per hour.
See asteroid Dimorphous, pre- and post-impact, in this time-lapse of Hubble Space Telescope imagery. The space rock was ...
A long-standing idea in planetary science is that water-rich meteorites arriving late in Earth's history could have delivered a major share of Earth's water. A new study by Universities Space Research ...
Scientists warn that certain asteroids could become more dangerous upon entering Earth, potentially complicating asteroid ...
A meteor-like streak stunned millions as NASA's SpaceX Dragon capsule returned to Earth. Here's what it is and why Elon ...
The photographer, who trained at the Wellington Polytechnic School of Design, would take pictures of efforts to protect the ...
NASA outlines a full 2026 astronomy calendar featuring eclipses, planetary alignments, meteor showers, supermoons, and seasonal milestones visible from different parts of Earth.
Asteroid impacts with global consequences are vastly rarer, especially compared to the frequency with which they appear in ...
Skywatchers across the Bay Area will have a rare early-morning opportunity Thursday as a NASA SpaceX Dragon spacecraft makes ...
When NASA launched the Pioneer probes, they were met with an intriguing mystery. At around 20 astronomical units, both ...
Researchers have also suggested that an asteroid impact triggered the moon’s lopsidedness. Now, lunar rock and soil samples ...
A key antenna in NASA’s Deep Space Network (DSN) that was damaged last fall is expected to remain offline until May.