In December, astronomers identified that the asteroid YR4 had a small but not insignificant chance of striking Earth in 2032, ...

The work that we’re doing is really important because warning time is everything,” says Danica Remy of the B612 Foundation in ...

Even though it's fast and close, the asteroid will pass Earth at a distance of 6.8 million kilometers (4.2 million miles).

Hundreds of people reported seeing a huge purple-green fireball streak over several Western states Saturday night. The ...

NASA warns of asteroid 2025 HY2, the size of a Boeing, approaching Earth on May 7 at 48,900 kilometres per hour.

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

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

Skygazers, get ready! The Lyrid meteor shower, active since April 17th, will peak on April 21st and 22nd, potentially displaying up to 18 meteors per hour in dark skies. This ancient shower ...

Australians have been treated with a rare sighting of a meteor shower, which lit up night skies in the country’s east on Monday night. The astronomical phenomenon was part of the Lyrid meteor ...

The Lyrids meteor shower will reach its peak early Tuesday morning, when its barrage of space rocks meets the atmosphere in the eastern sky. "You will begin to see Lyrids after 10 p.m. local ...

The Lyrid meteor shower, one of the oldest known meteor showers, is at its peak and will continue through April 26. Conditions to watch the meteor shower at its peak will be nearly ideal in ...

The Lyrid meteor shower has been active since April 17, but the bright fireballs have yet to hit their peak in activity while streaking through the sky. That peak is forecast to last for two ...