When the 'God of chaos' asteroid Apophis makes an ultraclose flyby of Earth in 2029, our planet's gravity may trigger tremors ...

Tiny grains from a distant asteroid are revealing clues to the magnetic forces that shaped the far reaches of the solar ...

DART's goal was to examine how well a planetary defense strategy in moving a threatening space rock away from Earth. Hera will examine the collision from a nearby vantage point, providing a different ...

NASA SURPRISED TO DISCOVER 'DINKY' MOON ORBITING ASTEROID IN CLOSE FLYBY The photos show what appears to be a massive skull ...

This asteroid is due to zoom past the Earth on October 28, passing us at a distance of about 148,000 miles, which is closer to our planet than the moon. This may sound like an immense distance ...

But no, it won't hit the Earth. This asteroid is about to slam into the Moon and crack it right in half. What would it be like to witness this epic collision? Would the Moon break clean in two?

I was ten years old back then, but I remember it like it was yesterday. Just moments before an asteroid the size of Texas careened into the planet, killing everyone and everything on it ...

In a fascinating cosmic event, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is keeping an eye on a 500-foot asteroid set to pass by Earth on 24 October 2024. Although its size may seem concerning ...

A spectacular astronomical event took over the skies on Thursday night—the third in a series of four supermoons this year, the Hunter's Moon, which also happened to be the biggest and brightest.

linking them to the moon, Mars or Vesta (one of the largest asteroids in our solar system’s asteroid belt), per a statement. Now, though, an international team of experts has identified the ...

I remember watching the full moon rise one early evening a while back. It was when I still lived in Colorado, and I was standing outside in my yard. I first noticed a glow to the east lighting up ...

Alfredo (he/him) has a PhD in Astrophysics on galaxy evolution and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces.