The UN has activated planetary defense protocols for the first time to better determine the orbit, size, and threat posed by 2024 YR4, a rock discovered on December 27 that has a 1.6% chance of ...

Scientists recently discovered that San Bernardino County's Searles Lake contains minerals found in outer space.

CQ, about the size of a 15-story building, is expected to pass near Earth on February 5, 2025. Measuring 150 feet in width, ...

It may sound apocalyptic, but a newly detected asteroid nearly the size of a football field now has a greater than one ...

New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons on the lunar far side.

Myles Turner has been linked to the Lakers for years, but that rumor will become reality during free agency. The Pacers had ...

Light pollution is the enemy of space viewing and most meteor showers are barely visible in the suburbs, let alone a big city. From there, you'll want to find the radiant -- also known as the ...

The asteroid, named 2024 WY70 ... a professor of astrophysics and space science at the University of Leicester in the U.K., previously told Newsweek. "They exist on a wide range of orbits due ...

An enormous asteroid potentially larger than the Washington ... an assistant professor of space and international relations at Johns Hopkins University, previously told Newsweek.

"The Taurids are rich in fireballs, so if you see a Taurid it can be very brilliant and it'll knock your eyes out, but their rates absolutely suck," NASA meteor expert Bill Cooke told Space.com.