The Earth is bombarded daily with almost 110 tons of material from space, most of which is no larger than a grain of dust.
The Geminids, one of the final meteor showers of 2024 to reach its annual peak, is also considered among astronomers to be the one of the year's best.
The project, which gave astronomers a detailed view of near-Earth objects, ended its mission and re-entered the atmosphere ...
The stadium-size asteroid is considered a "potentially hazardous object," but poses no threat to Earth this year.
C0WEPC5, as the asteroid has been temporarily named, entered Earth's atmosphere at 1:15 a.m. local time on Dec. 4 over Russia ...
Six years on since the end of the mission, Dawn’s data continues to be analyzed, revealing new insights into the largest body ...
Radiation is a primary concern for long-duration human spaceflight, such as the planned trips to Mars, which are the stated ...
The Geminids are "one of the best and most reliable annual meteor showers," according to NASA, with up to 120 meteors falling ...
A small asteroid barreled toward Earth, creating a harmless fireball across the skies above eastern Russia on Tuesday, ...
People in northern Siberia saw a fireball streak through the sky on Tuesday as a small asteroid entered Earth's atmosphere ...
NASA Asteroid Watch shared in an alert on X that the asteroid “was first observed with the University of Arizona's Bok ...
"Asteroids are 'bits of a planet that didn't happen' that orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter in the main asteroid belt," ...