However, the Italy-based The Virtual Telescope Project will give one last live peek at the exocomet as it cruises toward the ...

This international recognition honors Indonesian Jesuit priest and scientist Bayu Risanto's contributions to meteorology and ...

The space rock, known as "2026 AJ" and 40 feet in diameter, is hurtling toward our planet at around 20,500 miles per hour.

A mile-wide asteroid known as 2005 UK1 will safely pass Earth on Jan. 12, 2026, at 32 times the moon’s distance, posing no ...

China conducted a total of 93 space launches in 2025, setting a new national record for orbital launches in a single year.

Advocates for space science research are concerned about job losses and cuts to funding at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville.

In the aftermath of the giant asteroid that crashed into the Yucatan Peninsula about 66 million years ago, approximately 75% ...

The natural comet interpretation associates the jets with major pockets of ice on the surface of a rotating nucleus. The one ...

How fast would an asteroid be moving if it hit Earth? 🌍💥 In this video, we calculate the speed of an asteroid as it enters Earth’s atmosphere and the physics behind its impact. Let’s explore space ...

NEW ORLEANS — There’s about a 4 percent chance that a building-sized asteroid will hit the moon in 2032. Moreover, there’s about a 1 percent chance that the asteroid, dubbed 2024 YR4, will not only ...

In 2021, a global survey of 10,000 young people between the ages of 16 and 25 found that 75 percent were fearful of the future. More than half believed that humanity is doomed to extinction. There’s ...

The chances of a devastating asteroid impact briefly spiked in 2025, after astronomers discovered a building-sized asteroid hurtling towards Earth. The asteroid, named 2024 YR4, was first detected by ...