Former NASA astronaut and current US Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) is spearheading a campaign to designate June 30 as Asteroid Day. The "holiday," which is already acknowledged in other parts of the world ...

World Asteroid Day 2025 is upon us! Here's how you can celebrate the event by livestreaming real-time views of near-Earth asteroids from the comfort of your home. June 30 is the 10th anniversary of ...

Summer is almost underway across the Northern Hemisphere, and with it comes the warmest weather and some of the most challenging stargazing conditions. June's short nights are the biggest factor for ...

Asteroid Day is thus intended to raise awareness over the threat from Earth-crossing asteroids. They read a declaration about the danger our planet faces from impacts by small solar system bodies, a ...

Lowell Observatory and Meteor Crater, in partnership with B612 Foundation, will host a public event featuring distinguished speakers, telescope viewing, and family fun activities FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., ...

The day marks the anniversary of a large meteor impact in Siberia on June 30, 1908. This is known as the Tunguska event. As the meteor entered the atmosphere, it exploded several miles above the ...

The space around us is hardly empty – there’s millions of asteroids orbiting the Sun along with the Earth and other planets in our solar system. But one day every year we come together to acknowledge ...

HOUSTON—As the B612 Foundation marked the annual Asteroid Day on June 30, the private nonprofit presented its 2025 Schweickart Prize to four academics who propose the creation of a Panel on Asteroid ...

The fish were found with hot glass in their gills, likely from flaming debris. The discovery of a fossilized fish may offer a glimpse into the day an asteroid hit the earth and wiped dinosaurs off the ...

The American Museum of Natural History is opening a sweeping new exhibition, "Impact: The End of the Age of Dinosaurs," on ...