Most of us imagine asteroids as giant space rocks that can cause catastrophic damage if they hit Earth. But a new study ...

What are the odds that a meteorite would fall on you? According to an astronomer’s estimations, they are 1 in 700,000. Until ...

Some asteroids are more dangerous than others, according to a report published in Nature Astronomy by an international team ...

In the vast expanse of space, an estimated 1 million Near Earth Objects (NEOs), also known as near-Earth asteroids, are constantly orbiting close to our planet. Every night, astronomers track NEOs and ...

Asteroids may be wondrous windows into the history of the cosmos, but the unfortunate reality is that they are also pretty drab. These rocky amalgamations of space debris generally look pretty much ...

Asteroids, comets, and meteors differ in origin and behavior—remnants of our Solar System that sometimes create dazzling ...

Tom Zega, a University of Arizona scientist who's worked on samples brought back from the asteroid Bennu, tells The Show more ...

Two asteroids, 2025 OB5 and 2025 QK3, as well as the smaller 2025 QB3, are all set to pass Earth on August 26.

A massive asteroid, 2025 FA22, will safely pass Earth on September 18, 2025, at a distance of 4.6 million miles. Initially ...

In the vast expanse of space, an estimated one million Near Earth Objects (NEOs), also known as near-Earth asteroids, are constantly orbiting close to our planet. Every night, astronomers track NEOs ...

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