Scientists simulated a nuclear explosion using x-ray pulses to push an asteroid-like rock away in space-like conditions.

Apophis will travel closer to us than any similarly sized astronomical object in recorded history, scientists said. It will ...

(KTLA) — A second moon has officially entered Earth’s orbit — sort of. Although it’s being called a “minimoon,” it’s actually ...

A new study reveals a second asteroid impact, near the time of the dinosaurs` demise, off the coast of Guinea.

The crater lies deep beneath the Atlantic Ocean and was formed around 66 million years ago – making it a contemporary of ...

Europe's Hera probe is tentatively scheduled to launch Monday on a mission to inspect the damage a NASA spacecraft made when ...

The comet will be visible in the Northern Hemisphere in the evening, just after sunset, when it is low in the southwestern ...

Researchers at Heriot-Watt University have unveiled stunning new images of a massive asteroid impact crater hidden beneath ...

New research suggests the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs came from beyond the outer Solar System, confirmed by rare ...

Though the other space rock was much smaller than the asteroid that caused the mass extinction of dinosaurs, it was large ...

Is this the first time Earth has had a mini-moon? No. Earth has had a few mini-moons in the past, some stayed with us for a ...

While we are fascinated (sometimes alarmed) by space rocks hurtling towards Earth, we often fail to distinguish between asteroids, meteoroids, and meteors. Here's a rundown of their differences.