This coming July, Venus could plow through the dust generated by an asteroid breakup thousands of years ago, potentially ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has shifted from a near term scare to a slow burning celestial drama. Instead of slamming into our planet, ...

A stronomers are getting prepared for the chance to see "the most energetic lunar impact event ever recorded in human history ...

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A small asteroid could strike the Moon in 2032, sparking moonquakes, glowing craters and meteor showers, while scientists debate whether to stop it or watch a rare cosmic experiment unfold.

A nearly 60 meter Apollo-class near-Earth asteroid, 2024 YR4 was spotted in 2024 whose path crosses both Earth’s and the Moon ...

The space rock is hurtling through our cosmic backyard at a zippy 26,200 miles per hour, according to the space agency.

The space rock is hurtling toward the Earth at a zippy 8,478 miles per hour miles per hour, according to the space agency.

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 ...

For what many believe to be the first time ever, a meteor explosion was caught live on camera from space. Live-streaming company Sen caught the explosion live on their 24/7 livestream from space on ...

It's only the start of 2026, but you already have the chance to see what could be one of the most active meteor showers of the year. The annual Quadrantids meteor shower is predicted to reach maximum ...