Mystery of how Pluto got its heart finally "solved" by astrophysicists
The large heart-shaped region may have formed after a massive but slow-moving object collided with Pluto at a strange angle.
NASA says giraffe-sized asteroid to pass incredibly close to Earth today
2024 GJ2 will pass at only 4 percent of the distance between the Earth and Mars, making it a very close flyby.
Debris from NASA asteroid collision may hit Mars
Huge chunks of an asteroid that NASA sent a spacecraft slamming into may one day collide with Mars, new research has found.
Asteroid struck by NASA spacecraft might have healed itself
Rather than creating a crater, the collision caused the asteroid to reshape itself, thanks to its rubble-like ground.
NASA data detects water on asteroids for the first time ever
"Of particular interest is the distribution of water on asteroids, because that can shed light on how water was delivered to Earth," researcher Anicia Arredondo said.
Asteroid strikes may have frozen past Earth into 'snowball,' study argues
By blotting out the sun with dust clouds, an impact on an already chilly Earth could set off runaway cooling, models suggest.
"Uncommon" minerals could reveal secrets of the moon's past
The 3.8 pounds of moondust flown back by China's Chang'e-5 in 2020 marked the first lunar sample brought home since the 1970s.
NASA says Empire State Building-sized asteroid to pass Earth Friday
The asteroid, named 2008 OS7, will fly by the Earth faster than a speeding bullet, with a velocity of around 40,700 mph.
How scientists would nuke an asteroid to defend Earth
Deploying a nuclear device has been proposed as one possible solution to protect our planet against a catastrophic impact.
Year's "best" meteor shower to grace skies across the globe this week
The Geminid meteor shower should peak on Thursday, with best viewing late Wednesday night and the early hours of Thursday morning.
Meteoroids may have brought building block of life to Earth's birthplace
Nitrogen compounds may have made their way to Earth via tiny meteoroids, scientists have found.
Scientists reveal exactly what killed the dinosaurs
Silicate dust produced after the asteroid prevented photosynthesis and plunged Earth into a brutal winter, killing the dinosaurs and 75 percent of life.
Asteroid size of 8-story building to fly closer to Earth than moon
2023 TM3, an 80-foot asteroid, is classified as a near-Earth object (NEO), but is too small to be considered a potentially hazardous object (PHO).
House-sized asteroid to pass closer to Earth than the moon
Asteroid 2023 RR5 is due to skim past at a distance of 130,000 miles away from Earth, nearly twice as close as the Moon at 240,000 miles.
New comet approaching Earth might soon be visible to naked eye
This comet was only discovered on August 11 by amateur astronomer Hideo Nishimura, and is getting brighter in the sky as it approaches the Earth and sun.
NASA's impending mission to $10,000 quadrillion asteroid explained
The launch of the Psyche spacecraft to its namesake asteroid is due this October, and will only arrive at its Asteroid Belt location in 2029.
NASA solves mystery of the fireball that lit up the West Virginia sky
The huge explosion of light was seen on August 2, with eyewitnesses across the eastern U.S. reporting a mystery object falling to Earth.
Scientists solve mystery of why they couldn't find ancient craters
Craters deeper than 6 miles and older than 2 billion years may have eroded away completely, scientists have found.
Planets might have "siblings," astronomers find
A cloud of debris is seemingly orbiting around a star in the same path as another planet, in the first evidence of two exoplanets sharing an orbit.
Woman hit by a meteorite while having a coffee with a friend
The phenomenon of people being struck by meteorites is extremely rare, with the majority of them falling into the ocean.
Asteroid bigger than Washington Monument to zoom past Earth this week
You can watch the asteroid as it approaches our planet in real-time online via a livestream provided by the Virtual Telescope Project.
Asteroid to pass closer to Earth than distance to moon today
The asteroid is due to fly past its closest point to Earth at 2:36 p.m. ET at a speed of around 30,500 mph.
Asteroid larger than Empire State Building to pass Earth on Monday
The asteroid, named 488453 (1994 XD), is due to pass the Earth at a speed of around 48,000 mph.
The asteroid that shadows the Earth
A new asteroid has been discovered orbiting the Earth, interacting only weakly with the planet in a way that classifies the object as a "quasi-moon".
Four plane-sized asteroids approaching Earth this weekend
Three of the asteroids are due to fly by our home planet at distances of around 4 million miles, while one will approach nearly as close as the moon.
Video of green fireball exploding over airport viewed more than 200K times
The fireball was spotted on Saturday night as it exploded in a flash of green light, having vaporized from intense friction with the atmosphere upon descent.
Asteroid about to pass as close to Earth as the moon
The asteroid, which is called 2023 HV5, will fly past the Earth on Wednesday at around 10 times the speed of a bullet being fired.
Eiffel Tower-sized asteroid due to soar past Earth next week
The asteroid, named 2006 HV5, is one of the many Near-Earth Objects tracked by NASA.
What we know about water discovery on the moon
Water has been found hidden within glass beads on the moon's surface, having been formed and trapped by the blazing-hot impacts of meteors.
Video shows 200-foot asteroid approaching Earth before "very close" flyby
The time-lapse video shows the asteroid, known as 2023 DZ2, zooming through space at a speed of more than 17,400 miles per hour over 1 million miles from Earth.