NASA's DART mission in 2022 dramatically altered an asteroid's orbit, potentially sending debris toward Earth and Mars, ...

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 ...

Impact craters found around the Earth that were made around the same time could be linked to debris falling from a ring, a ...

A newly discovered asteroid, also referred to as a mini-moon or second moon, is set to enter Earth's orbit temporarily this ...

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 ...

Asteroids, comets and Kuiper belt are bodies smaller than planets that orbit the sun. Asteroids are composed of metals and rock, whereas comets also contain ice and dust. The Kuiper belt is a ...

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 ...

A “fireball” has been seen over Swindon as a 33-metre asteroid was scheduled to pass by Earth. Sightings in the sky were ...

ON has a diameter anywhere between 721 and 1,575 feet (220 to 480 metres) - meaning it could be nearly as big as the One ...