In April 2029, Apophis is predicted by NASA to come within 32,000 kilometers (20,000 miles) of the Earth's surface. Closer ...

Researchers discovered a new field of ancient tektites in South Australia, revealing a long-forgotten asteroid impact. These ...

A newly discovered space rock zoomed safely by Earth on Wednesday (Oct. 15) at only about a quarter of the average distance ...

A meteor is in the Earth's atmosphere, entering at high speed and burning up before hitting Earth. These are often called ...

"With these probability maps, we can push asteroids away while preventing them from returning on an impact trajectory, protecting the Earth in the long run." ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — An Ohio lawmaker has introduced a bill offering a state income tax credit to businesses that provide financial bonuses to employees who get married, framing it as part of a ...

USA Rare Earth shares jumped 9.8% in extended trading on Thursday. The move followed CEO Barbara Humpton’s comment to CNBC that the company is in close contact with the White House. The rare earth ...

The “coward of a man” 17-year-old driver accused of fatally striking two New Jersey teen girls on their e-bike was planning the attack for months, the girls’ grieving families said Wednesday night.

Star explosions don’t just happen in movies, they’re real and frequent cosmic events. New evidence seems to show that one such supernova smashed our corner of space about 10 million years ago, hitting ...

A UCLA astronomer who leads planetary defense missions for NASA says avoiding asteroid impacts is “a problem we can ...

If an asteroid is on a collision course with the moon, what should humanity do? Try to nudge the space rock out of the way before it strikes? Obliterate it with a nuclear explosion? Such a cosmic ...