On for one night only, this IMAX documentary highlights the high-stakes effort by global space experts to protect the planet.

A Sandia National Laboratories scientist has demonstrated how infrasound technology can improve planetary defense against ...

Scientists leveraged a global camera network and doorbell cameras to track dozens of meteorites to their asteroid families.

We've discovered that a meteorite struck northwest Scotland 1 billion years ago, 200 million years later than previously thought. Our results are published today in the journal Geology. This ...

The Eta Aquariid meteor shower peaks on the mornings of May 5 and 6. The meteor shower is visible with the naked eye, but telescopes or binoculars enhance the experience. It's almost time to look up ...

The Eta Aquariid meteor shower peaks on the mornings of May 5 and 6. The meteor shower is visible with the naked eye, but telescopes or binoculars enhance the experience. It's almost time to look ...

In early May 2025 the annually recurring Eta Aquariid meteor shower will grace the night sky. The meter shower peaks on May 5 and May 6, but the best time to watch it is actually the week prior to ...

For decades, scientists believed Vesta, one of the largest objects in our solar system's asteroid belt, wasn't just an asteroid and eventually concluded it was more like a planet with a crust ...

Aside from the full moon, the Eta Aquariid meteor shower (also written as "Eta Aquarid") will occur in early May. The meteor shower runs from April 19 to May 28, peaking on May 5 and 6.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Vesta, one of the two largest bodies in our solar system's asteroid belt, has long been thought to be more than just another asteroid. Scientists had concluded that it sported some fundamental ...

Languages: English and Spanish. You can contact her via email: l.patrick@newsweek.com NASA is monitoring a bus-sized asteroid currently zooming past Earth at an incredible 22,638 miles per hour.