"Scientifically there's a huge amount we can learn from asteroids," says Alan Fitzsimmons, an astronomer at Queens University ...

On the way to investigate the scene of a historic asteroid collision, a European spacecraft swung by Mars and captured rare ...

Most people know the theory that an asteroid smashed into Earth — hitting what is now the Yucatán Peninsula — and killed off ...

Since the beginning of time, humans have looked up at the stars and dreamed of exploring the universe. Read more about it here: ...

YR4, which orbits the sun every four years and periodically crosses Earth's orbit. The nature of its orbit makes it a ...

In the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 3/11/25, astrophysicist Brian Koberlein explains the science behind the "city-killer" asteroid (which is no longer expected to hit earth).

Led by Curtin University geologists Chris Kirkland and Tim Johnson, a research team unearthed this primeval crater beneath ...

The asteroid everyone was worried about won't hit Earth. Better news: Folks working in Baltimore will help us learn more ...

YR4 became the highest-rated asteroid predicted to strike Earth, and although predictions for impact have lowered, not enough ...

The space rock, which measures 150 feet across and is traveling at 38,922 miles per hour, is one of five on NASA's radar.

In a world where we often find ourselves looking up at the stars, one question persists in the minds of many: could an ...

Once, a very long time ago, a massive asteroid hit the Earth and wiped out the dinosaurs. In addition to functionally ...