A building-sized asteroid had a 1-in-32 chance of hitting Earth at its peak, but astronomers soon found there was zero chance ...

Much remains to be known about the chemical composition of small asteroids. Their potential to harbor valuable metals, ...

The 84-foot-diameter space rock—dubbed "2025 XM"—is hurtling through the solar system at a zippy 9,753 miles per hour.

Learn about the molecules and materials found in samples of asteroid Bennu, including sugars, space gum, and an abundance of ...

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft flew by asteroid Dinkinesh and made a surprising discovery, a close binary! Preliminary statistics ...

Bennu samples reveal biological sugars, a strange, gum-like material, and ancient stardust that shed light on the early solar ...

The Geminid meteor shower peaks on December 12 and 13, with up to 120 meteors per hour visible under ideal conditions.

Two asteroids are set for safe flybys near Earth, reassuring the public that no threat exists. NASA emphasizes these events ...

The Geminid meteor shower peaks overnight on Dec. 13-14, with the best viewing between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. under moonless skies across the Northern Hemisphere.

The Geminid meteor shower, one of the most reliable and spectacular celestial events, is set to peak overnight from Saturday ...

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

The annual Geminid meteor shower should peak on Saturday night and continue onto early morning on Sunday while remaining ...