The asteroid known as 2024 YR4 is out of sight yet still very much on scientists’ minds. The building-sized object, which initially appeared to be on a potential collision course with Earth, is ...

Starring leading man Gerard Butler as John Garrity, the head of his fractured family trying to survive a comet strike on Mother Earth, 2020's "Greenland" was a totally enjoyable asteroid-based ...

Potential impactors are most likely to have low velocities and the highest likelihood of hitting Earth during the winter.

It's a unique end of July for stargazers as not one, but two meteor showers are peaking this week on the same night. The Southern Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids will peak July 29-30, according ...

The Orionid meteor shower, which is active now, is expected to peak in activity before the end of October. The Orionids produce anywhere from 10 to 20 meteors per hour at their peak, which can leave ...

In case you haven't heard, the annual performance of the iconic Perseids meteor shower officially started on July 17, set to stretch through August 23. Known for being one of the most active meteor ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights I was preparing for my early morning class back in ...

Buried deep in Greenland's ice sheet lies a puzzling chemical signature that has sparked intense scientific debate. A sharp spike in platinum concentrations, discovered in an ice core (a cylinder of ...