Meteors are actually pieces of asteroids or comets that enter Earth’s atmosphere. When these small fragments, known as meteoroids, travel at high speeds and burn up upon entering the atmosphere, they ...

A stadium-sized asteroid is passing relatively close to Earth on Tuesday, NASA announced. Its distance from Earth and its ...

A “fireball” has been seen over the neighbouring town of Swindon as a 33-metre asteroid was scheduled to pass by Earth. Sightings in the sky were reported across the Wiltshire town both Friday night ...

A skyscraper-sized asteroid is set to narrowly miss Earth next week, Nasa has warned. The space rock, dubbed 2024 ON, has ...

Earth is set to get a new 'mini moon' as a small asteroid approaches our home planet, which was discovered last month.

NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick has once again caught on his camera a celestial wonder that will leave you in awe. He ...

The results of his study suggest that an object as small as 0.6 meters across could potentially nudge the asteroid onto a ...

Meteors can be pieces of asteroids (which are rocky objects that orbit the Sun) or comets (which are icy bodies with long tails). As comets pass near the Sun, they can leave behind trails of dust and ...

"Shooting Stars, Meteorites, and Dinosaur Extinction" will cover asteroids, meteor showers, comet dust, and huge historic impacts on Earth. If skies are clear, join us afterwards for stargazing and ...