An autumn meteor shower yearly responsible for “Halloween fireballs” may pose a small impact threat to Earth. What is the ...

Debris from Comet Encke creates two annual meteor showers, but it might also pose a small risk to Earth. Scientists are ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS, which made a close approach to the sun, has prompted lots of public interest. Kim Kardashian asked NASA's ...

Scientist have revealed the exact date the mysterious object that Harvard scientist claims is 'not natural' will be closest to Earth.

Modern astronomy is giving us unprecedented views of the asteroids, comets, and other small bodies that litter our cosmic ...

After an asteroid struck Finland long ago, microscopic life colonized the impact site within a few million years, new ...

The risk of a cosmic body striking the Earth—or exploding in the atmosphere—may be higher in 2032 and 2036, researchers have ...

As Earth’s skies grow more closely monitored than ever, the ability to track fast-moving space objects has become a key part ...

A new study has reignited scientific focus on a possible Taurid resonant swarm, a cluster of small celestial bodies that ...