NASA has discovered a new asteroid, 2024 YR4, with the highest recorded impact probability. The likelihood of it hitting ...

An exceptionally bright meteor streaked across the Mexico City sky, ending with a loud explosion in the pre-dawn hours of ...

A bright object, initially appearing to be a meteorite, lit up the skies over Mexico’s capital around 3 a.m. Wednesday, stretching over plains, volcanoes, and small towns.

Don't worry – it's still not a danger to Earth for the time being. When we last checked in, odds of a collision between 2024 YR4 and Earth were at just 0.001 percent, far too low to be considered ...

YR4 may hit the Moon after changing its path away from Earth. Learn what this means, how it happened, and what scientists are ...

Meteorites carry clues that are pivotal in exploring the history of our Solar System, yet they don’t all look the same after impact. Colliding with a planetary surface sends shockwaves through ...

Scientists have long been baffled by carbon-rich meteorites that show little evidence of violent space collisions. But new ...

In a scientific breakthrough that could reshape our understanding of planetary impacts on Earth, a team of researchers from ...

The Lyrid meteor shower is one of the oldest known meteor showers. It occurs when the Earth passes through the debris field ...

MEXICO CITY — A bright object ... studying the videos that shocked many Mexicans. He said unlike meteorites, which impact Earth, a bolide disintegrates in the atmosphere. This particular ...