NASA says that the chances of the asteroid known as 2024 YR hitting Earth have been virtually eliminated—but there is a small ...

Forget asteroid mining and bases on Titan. In Part 2, we continue our ruthless scientific audit of the solar system. We evaluate the Moon, Ceres, Europa, Titan, and Pluto, assigning a realistic ...

A building-sized asteroid had a 1-in-32 chance of hitting Earth at its peak, but astronomers soon found there was zero chance ...

The Geminids are peaking this weekend. Amateurs and experts regard the dazzling celestial display as one of the year’s best ...

A sleep-inducing molecule humans use to make proteins was found, along with other amino acids, on an asteroid named Bennu.

The Geminids peak when the moon is 30 percent full, according to the International Meteor Organization. To get a hint at when ...

The meteor shower is known for being bright and colorful. And this year, the peak will happen this weekend, giving more ...

The Geminid meteor shower, considered one of the best of the year, is about to hit its 2025 peak in mid-December. Here's what ...

The 84-foot-diameter space rock—dubbed "2025 XM"—is hurtling through the solar system at a zippy 9,753 miles per hour.

The Geminid meteor shower is considered one of the best of the year and will hit its peak activity soon. What to know.

Regular, alternating layers in Gale Crater may have been deposited as the result of tides raised by a moon at least 18 times ...

The annual Geminid meteor shower should peak on Saturday night and continue onto early morning on Sunday while remaining ...