An ancient meteorite strike hit what is now Scotland significantly later than previously thought, scientists say.

Many Southern Hemisphere observers consider this shower to be the best meteor shower of the year, but it's a different story ...

The asteroid, spanning around 49 to 111 feet in diameter, is hurtling through space at some 42,300 miles per hour.

Kosmos 482 —originally launched on March 31, 1972, as part of the Soviet Union's ambitious Venera program to explore Venus—is ...

One billion years ago, a meteorite struck northwest Scotland, hitting the region 200 million years later than previously ...

Comets that have hit Earth have been a mixed bag. Early in Earth's history, during the solar system's chaotic beginning, they ...