Lowell Observatory astronomer and asteroid expert Nick Moskovitz said we know little about this asteroid coming by so close ...

An asteroid roughly the size of a football field, 2006 WB, is set to pass close to Earth tomorrow, zipping by at a distance ...

Earth may have had a ring made up of a broken asteroid over 400 million years ago, a study finds. The Saturn-like feature ...

The North and South Taurids occur every year in September, October, and November. They may have originated from a comet that ...

"Watching during the early morning, when the moon is lower in the sky, can improve your chances of seeing more meteors." ...

Thankfully, no known large asteroids are expected to hit Earth anytime soon. The majority of asteroids are located in the main asteroid belt, which circles the Sun between Mars and Jupiter.

Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Astronomers have spotted a large asteroid destined to whizz unusually close to Earth. First noticed just three weeks ago ...

Some large meteorites survive their descent through our atmosphere and land on Earth. In 2021, cameras recorded the fall of the Winchcombe meteorite, allowing scientists to trace its cosmic origin.

When it comes to life and its history on Earth, meteorite impacts have been one of the ever-present threats to total ...

The asteroid would be broken into smaller fragments, which would keep moving in much the same direction. Instead of being hit by one large asteroid, Earth would be hit by a swarm of smaller objects.