Researchers have confirmed the discovery of a massive asteroid strike that created a conspicuous crater in southern China’s ...

An asteroid may share our annual trajectory around the Sun. This recent discovery raises questions about the complexity of ...

The small asteroid 2025 PN7, dubbed as Earth's temporary quasi-moon by NASA, has sparked curiosity about its visibility to ...

For years, scientists thought dinosaurs were already declining before an asteroid wiped them out 66 million years ago. But ...

The first flight mission for planetary defense, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) seeks to validate a method to ...

In particular, one scientist has claimed it could even be an 'alien mothership', with a few key differences which he claims ...

Astronomers can usually spot "planet killer" asteroids long before they approach Earth. But what if they can't?

If such ‘twilight’ asteroids approach Earth, "they could pose serious impact hazards," warned the astronomer behind the ...

A small asteroid named 2024 PN7 is moving close to Earth, sparking false claims about a second moon — here’s what scientists actually say.

An astute scientist has claimed the comet could be a mothership for an advanced alien life-form, sent to 'do a recon of Earth ...

New research suggests that dinosaur populations were thriving in North America before the asteroid impact 66 million years ...

Is Earth getting a second moon? "ChicagoLIVE" talks with Derek Buzasi, Senior Instructional Professor of Astronomy & ...