One of the most complex machines humankind has ever built tracked an almost invisible object many millions of kilometres away, and then accurately predicted its position almost seven years into the ...

Scientists estimate there are thousands of asteroids large enough to destroy a city near Earth. NASA is sending a telescope ...

A house-sized asteroid will pass Earth on March 26 at a safe distance. Scientists explain its path, speed and how NASA is tracking this near-Earth object.

In a recent update on March 5, NASA has confirmed that asteroid 2024 YR4, often referred to as a “city killer,” will not collide with either the Earth or the Moon as initially feared. Thanks to new, ...

An asteroid, bigger than the Eiffel Tower, and named after the Egyptian god of chaos, will pass closer to Earth than our ...

NASA asteroid 2026 FM3: A car-sized asteroid, 2026 FM3, passes Earth today. Scientists confirm no danger to our planet. The space rock measures 15 feet across and will be 148,000 miles away. Other ...

Mike Hankey, a researcher who manages fireball reporting tools for the AMS, analyzed data stretching back to 2011. He shared his findings in a recent AMS report, noting this meteorite season is ...

Historically planetary defense research has focused on deflecting asteroids by using momentum to nudge their cosmic course ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Was it thunder? A falling tree? Maybe an earthquake? Nobody was quite sure what to make of the nerve-rattling sound until the National Weather Service reported that a meteor ...

NASA confirmed a fireball meteor exploded over Ohio on March 17, with meteorites possibly hitting Medina County. Didn't see ...

The night sky across Houston briefly flashed Saturday night, followed by a sonic boom. It was caused by a meteor, which have become a surprisingly common occurrence recently — with one landing in Ohio ...

NASA confirmed a 6-foot, 17,000-pound meteor traveled 44,000 mph over northeast Ohio. It was 50 miles above Lake Erie when ...