Asteroid 2024 DW flew about 139,000 miles (224,000 km) away from Earth. The space rock was estimated to be about 43 feet wide (13 m). Credit: Space.com | animation: NASA/JPL-Caltech | edited by Steve ...

This year’s “Halloween fireballs” are stunning to watch, but scientists say they may carry a warning from space.

Astronomers have identified Comet 3I/ATLAS as an interstellar object, making it only the third confirmed visitor from outside ...

Dive into NASA's ATLAS system as interstellar 3I/ATLAS nears Sun on 29 Oct 2025—no Earth hit, but astrometry campaign probes ...

UN launches a global planetary-defence campaign as interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS speeds past Earth, sparking both scientific ...

A scientist spotted an asteroid hiding in the sun's glare that orbits the sun in just 128 days, making it the second fastest ...

The shower is produced by Halley’s comet’s debris, and could offer strong viewing opportunities because the moon is new this ...

There are many programs that detect near-Earth asteroids as part of countries' planetary defense strategies. In the case of ...

The annual Draconid meteor shower is visible this year until 10 October in the northern hemisphere and will peak on the evening of 8 October. The meteors, which are sometimes referred to as shooting ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. When it smashed into Earth "with the energy of about 8 billion times a World War II-era nuclear ...

A massive asteroid nearly the size of a New York skyscraper will make a close approach, or pass, by Earth in the early hours of Sept. 18, according to scientists. They say the asteroid, officially ...

NASA is warning that a bus-sized asteroid named 2025 QV5 is projected to make a close approach to Earth tomorrow evening -- and won't come that close again for over 100 years. ordus - stock.adobe.com ...