Small asteroid 2022 EB5 impacted Earth was discovered by Krisztián Sárneczky using the 0.60-m Schmidt telescope at Konkoly ...

Scientists from several countries have determined that mosasaurs, Cretaceous-era marine reptiles, once thrived in freshwater ...

This December's dazzling display comes from a strange asteroid with comet-like behavior—and a tail of debris that astronomers ...

Sugars essential for biology have been discovered in a gum-like substance in fragments from the Bennu space-rock.

The familiar script of planetary defence has been torn up. For decades, the globe's foremost space agencies operated under ...

Scientists have spotted a small asteroid that may circle Earth as a mini moon before shifting onto a path that could make it a hazard later in the century. NASA has calculated the asteroid’s orbit and ...

Early this year, a surprise space rock made headlines around the globe when the International Asteroid Warning Network ...

New Zealand passes world’s first complete tobacco ban, outlawing smoking for those born after 2009. 2023 Researchers pinpoint ...

The ESA's Hera space probe is positioned as a frontrunner in planetary defence in light of the hype surrounding 3I/ATLAS and ...

A total of 210 billion euros ($247 billion) in Russian assets are frozen in Europe. The vast majority of the funds — around ...

The Geminid meteor shower is celebrated not only for its abundance of meteors but also for its consistent visibility and brightness. With the potential to produce up to 120 meteors per hour at its ...

The Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak this weekend, from late Saturday night into early Sunday morning (Dec. 13–14).