A massive asteroid, roughly the size of a stadium pitch, will pass by Earth on October 17. Named 2024 RV50, the asteroid is ...

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is using an advanced tracking system to monitor the orbit of 2024 RV50. According to ...

The asteroid is known as "2019 UH14" and is predicted to safely go past Earth at a distance of 1.89 million miles, which is ...

Until now, only 6% of meteorites had a known source, but now we can trace the origin of more than 70% of these rocks.

NASA has created a contingency plan to protect Earth from large asteroids, which includes the use of nuclear explosions as a ...

"Supporting evidence includes the existence of associated dust bands, the cosmic-ray exposure ages of H chondrite meteorites, ...

Just a few smashups in the asteroid belt may account for 70 percent of Earth’s meteorites, limiting what’s known about our solar system’s history.

Our planet’s surface is littered with debris from the skies — and researchers have found that most come from only a few ...

Did you hear about our little “mini moon”?No, this is not a couple of newlyweds planning a little mini honeymoon. This is an ...

Although no immediate asteroid threats are looming, NASA is taking proactive measures to prepare for worst-case scenarios.

In the latest season of 'Ancient Apocalypse', controversial author Graham Hancock argues that a huge comet struck Earth ...

On Sept. 30, NASA's Perseverance rover turned its eyes toward the sky and photographed a solar eclipse from Mars, capturing the tiny moon Phobos as it transited the sun.