This coming July, Venus could plow through the dust generated by an asteroid breakup thousands of years ago, potentially ...

The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft's name has been changed to OSIRIS-APEX for its new mission to asteroid Apophis. See its journey to ...

Asteroid 2024 DW flew about 139,000 miles (224,000 km) away from Earth. The space rock was estimated to be about 43 feet wide ...

Early last year, there was talk that the newly-discovered Asteroid 2024 YR4 had a really small, but probable chance of ...

The space rock is hurtling through our cosmic backyard at a zippy 26,200 miles per hour, according to the space agency.

On December 22nd, 2032, Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 4 percent chance of actually striking the Moon. If it does, it will release ...

The Perseid meteor shower radiates from the constellation Perseus and occurs every year between July and September.

A stronomers are getting prepared for the chance to see "the most energetic lunar impact event ever recorded in human history ...

There's a bright side to every situation. In 2032, the moon itself might have a particularly bright side if it is blasted by ...

The asteroid 2024 YR4 was, for a brief time, thought to be on a ...

A 700-metre asteroid went undetected near Earth after hiding in the Sun’s glare, raising fresh questions about blind spots in space monitoring.

From the brilliant Geminids to the unpredictable Ursids, here are the top night-sky shows to mark on your calendar.