NASA has warned that the massive asteroid 2024 NX1 will skim past Earth tonight - reaching its closest point at 02:56 am GMT ...

Astronomers at MIT have made a groundbreaking discovery, spotting the smallest asteroids ever detected in the main asteroid ...

The Geminids, considered one of the best and most reliable meteor showers of the year, is underway and is set to peak Friday night into early Saturday. The shower will peak under a nearly full ...

COLORADO — The Geminid Meteor Shower is peaking this weekend, according to NASA. This annual display of shooting stars comes from the Comet 3200 Phaethon. Peak meteor counts can be up to 120 per ...

If you're planning on doing some sky-watching again, there's plenty to add to your calendar in 2025, from dazzling meteor showers to several super moons. Here's a list of the 2025 astronomical ...

Brits are set to be dazzled this weekend by a spectacular multi-coloured meteor shower - and there's a few things you should know if you want to watch it. Producing more than 150 meteors per hour ...

That event might have been a "low speed explosion", says Cukier. "As asteroids get close to the Sun, they get hot, and that causes thermal stress inside the asteroid. If they get too hot ...

The last meteor shower of the year will light up the night sky this weekend. The Geminid meteor shower, which returns every December, is visible from December 4 until 20, but the peak is between ...

Historical events show their impact potential. The Tunguska event in 1908 flattened a Siberian forest, while the 2013 Chelyabinsk meteor injured thousands in Russia. Both were caused by asteroids ...