Zipping toward Earth at around 20,000 miles per hour, the asteroid is due to make its closest approach on Tuesday.

The asteroid is projected to make its closest pass on February 14, 2026, and is classified under the "Potentially Hazardous ...

A surprising discovery has been made by the Planetary Defense Team that detected the 40,000th Near-Earth Asteroid whose path ...

If you’re eye was on the sky early Wednesday morning in St. Louis, chances are you caught a meteor flying across.

Researchers are keeping an eye on the building-sized asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 4 percent chance of hitting the moon seven years from now.

China's Tianwen-2 spacecraft captured a selfie with Earth when it was about 26.7 million miles (44M km) from Earth and 28 ...

Meteor showers, eclipses, a planetary parade and 13 full moons will be visible in the night sky in 2026. Here’s when to see them.

The year’s first supermoon and meteor shower will compete for dominance in January skies. The Quadrantid meteor shower peaks ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A meteorite that plummeted into the roof and living ...

University of Georgia researchers have dubbed the space rock the McDonough Meteorite in a nod to its namesake city, where it crash-landed on June 26 A meteorite that crashed through the roof of a home ...

How did life begin on Earth? While scientists have theories, they don't yet fully understand the precise chemical steps that ...