Th celebration features family-friendly science programming, guest speakers, interactive exhibits, space-themed activities ...

June 30– International Asteroid Day. June 30 marks the anniversary of the Tunguska Event, a frankly terrifying asteroid strike that remains the largest asteroid impact event in recorded history.

World Asteroid Day: June 30. The last day of the month is Asteroid Day, a time to emphasize the risks that asteroids pose. Although spotting an asteroid in the night sky can be difficult, ...

Asteroids, often overlooked, hold vital clues about our solar system's formation and potential future. Missions like ...

Scenes of nebulas in the Milky Way, a cluster of galaxies and thousands of new asteroids are a teaser of how the U.S.-funded ...

Ben Garrod and Alice Roberts investigate the greatest vanishing act in the history of our planet – the sudden disappearance ...

A swarm of large asteroids likely lurking around Venus could one day pose an "invisible threat" to Earth if left unchecked, ...

There's only one Friday the 13th in 2025. That's good news for people who think it's bad luck. Why the fear? What to know ...

Scientists have found 20 large asteroids near Venus with erratic orbits that could one day collide with Earth, posing a potential risk to cities. But no immediate danger detected ...

A new image released by China's space agency offers the first glimpse at the Tianwen 2 spacecraft, which is en route to ...

It is thought the asteroid’s surface is a rubble-pile aggregate with boulders ranging in size up to a few tens of centimeters and finer particles up to 0.04 inch (1 mm).