Two asteroids are set for safe flybys near Earth, reassuring the public that no threat exists. NASA emphasizes these events ...
This December's dazzling display comes from a strange asteroid with comet-like behavior—and a tail of debris that astronomers ...
The first flight mission for planetary defense, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) seeks to validate a method to ...
NASA Planetary Scientist Noah Petro dishes on what it took plan the impressive touch-and-go return mission, why much of the ...
The Geminid meteor shower will hit its peak the night of Saturday, Dec. 13, and continue into the morning hours of Sunday, ...
Four near-Earth asteroids are set to make close approaches to Earth within a 24-hour period, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has confirmed. Scientists stress that all four objects will pass ...
The event coincides with the Geminid meteor shower, one of 2025’s most prominent annual celestial shows, which is expected to ...
The same geomagnetic storm that makes aurora sightings likely can disrupt power systems, navigation signals, and satellites.
Even though the shower begins tonight, the peak night will be December 13–14. This is when you will see the most meteors.