Asteroid impacts with global consequences are vastly rarer, especially compared to the frequency with which they appear in ...

Ariana Church discovered the ancient space rock during a family trip, with a geologist believing it came from a planet that ...

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 ...

This is a rare moment when the moon and a cluster of shooting stars share the spotlight Thilina Kaluthotage/NurPhoto via Getty Early January features two major skywatching events, with a full ...

The first meteor shower of the New Year always has the potential to be one of the year's best – but rarely rises to the occasion. Astronomers lament that the Quadrantid meteors tend to fall short of ...

A shimmering meteor was spotted cutting across the sky over the famed Gateway Arch in Missouri hours before revelers rushed to a New Year’s Eve celebration at the monument’s base. “HEY LOOK, it’s… A ...

NEW YORK — The year’s first supermoon and meteor shower will sync up in January skies, but the light from one may dim the other. The Quadrantid meteor shower peaks Friday night into Saturday morning, ...

It all started with an overheard conversation between some camel herders. The year was 1916, and Gaston Ripert, a French army captain, had been injured and sent to recover in the small town of ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

The Mars Perseverance rover has been investigating the Jezero Crater and came across something that is not native to Mars at all. It is a meteorite that collided with the red planet. Though various ...

HOUSTON — It’s the holidays, and a time to celebrate with family and friends. It may not feel like Christmas outside in Houston, but we want to help it feel like the holidays inside! This year, we’ve ...

People look up to the sky from an observatory near the village of Avren, Bulgaria, Aug. 12, 2009. (Petar Petrov/AP) If you’re looking toward the stars next week, there’s a chance you may spot a ...