A distance of 56,000 miles may sound like a lot but it’s just a whisker on the scale of space encounters and it’s how close a ...

An asteroid named 2026JH2 will swing by Earth on Monday, passing four times closer than our distance to the moon.

The newly discovered space rock is said to make a close call early next week, flying by Earth, but rather than panic, ...

One of the greatest works of medieval literature hides within it an accurate representation of an asteroid impact, according ...

When the dinosaur-killing meteor hit Earth 66 million years ago, many flowering plants transformed into "hopeful monsters" to endure the resulting environmental crisis. Now, new research suggests that ...

Scientists gear up to explain significance of event while preventing public panic over unfounded fears of an asteroid strike ...

Scientists have reconstructed the aftermath of the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. A massive object roughly 6 to 9 miles wide struck Earth at incredible speed, ...

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A potentially hazardous asteroid is anticipated to pass close to Earth in 2029. Asteroid 99942 Apophis – named after the Egyptian deity of chaos, darkness and fire – is expected to safely pass about ...

The Lyrid meteor shower put on a spectacular show last night as Earth plunged through the debris stream cast off by comet C/1861 G1 (Thatcher), triggering a peak of activity that saw shooting stars ...

The Lyrids meteor shower will be active from April 14 to April 30, 2026. Peak activity for the Lyrids is expected between April 21 and April 22. Stargazers can expect to see 10-20 meteors per hour ...