Much of what scientists know about the early solar system comes from meteorites—ancient rocks that travel through space and ...

Why do comets and their meteoroid streams weave in and out of Earth's orbit and their orbits disperse over time? In a paper ...

In the days ahead, stargazers will have a chance to witness some Lyrid meteors before the shower hits its peak in activity ...

A “city killer” asteroid experts feared was on a crash course with Earth is now expected to miss the planet — but it still ...

Astronomers have traced the origin of asteroid 2024 YR4, which appears to have broken off from a larger space rock.

Fascinatingly, the team determined the rock was about 60 centimetres in diameter when it hit Earth's atmosphere. From the ...

Scientists have unveiled new information about the 2024 YR4, a 'city killer' asteroid that scientists had warned could have a ...

The space rock is expected to zoom past our planet today at a speed of around 45,991 miles per hour, according to NASA.

It also coincides with Earth Day, making it a great natural ... who may have missed the Geminids due to poor weather. Why do we have meteor showers? Meteors can streak through the sky on any ...

After the Pink Moon, residents will not have to wait long for the next visual spectacle — the Lyrid meteor shower — expected ...

Meteors come from leftover comet particles and bits from broken asteroids. A meteor shower occurs when the Earth crosses the path of a comet and collides with those particles, which burn up in the ...

NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R. Proctor Asteroid 2024 YR4 made headlines earlier this year when astronomers found it had a 1% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Further observations showed that the chances of ...