NASA’s latest alert about a near‑Earth asteroid has revived a familiar mix of anxiety and curiosity about what would happen ...

This coming July, Venus could plow through the dust generated by an asteroid breakup thousands of years ago, potentially ...

A stronomers are getting prepared for the chance to see "the most energetic lunar impact event ever recorded in human history ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has shifted from a near term scare to a slow burning celestial drama. Instead of slamming into our planet, ...

A nearly 60 meter Apollo-class near-Earth asteroid, 2024 YR4 was spotted in 2024 whose path crosses both Earth’s and the Moon ...

Earth is often described as a water world, but how that water arrived has never been settled. For years, the focus has rested ...

Learn about 2024 YR4, the asteroid with a 4 percent chance of hitting the Moon in 2032, and the possible timeline of effects that could follow.

New research suggests Earth’s water came from sources other than meteorites, challenging long-standing theories on planetary ...

A small asteroid could strike the Moon in 2032, sparking moonquakes, glowing craters and meteor showers, while scientists debate whether to stop it or watch a rare cosmic experiment unfold.

A long-standing idea in planetary science is that water-rich meteorites arriving late in Earth's history could have delivered a major share of Earth's water. A new study by Universities Space Research ...

It was long thought, up until recently, that asteroids and comets delivered Earth's oceans during the very early Solar System ...