Bursts of light captured crashing into the moon last week were caused by dual asteroid strikes against the lunar surface that ...

The first flash, on Thursday, emerged just east of the 70-mile-wide Gassendi Crater. The second appeared west of Oceanus ...

Researchers have determined the precise date when an asteroid could potentially impact Earth, carrying with it a power ...

Floodlights will be installed at the southeast corner of John Marshall High School property in response to complaints by neighbors about being harassed by students attending Friday night football ...

Modern astronomy is giving us unprecedented views of the asteroids, comets, and other small bodies that litter our cosmic ...

What if the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs struck Earth today? This video explores the potential consequences of such an ...

Stargazers using telescopes should be able to see the object in the predawn sky beginning Nov. 11, according to EarthSky.

The risk of a cosmic body striking the Earth—or exploding in the atmosphere—may be higher in 2032 and 2036, researchers have ...

Fossils from New Mexico change how we look at dinosaur history.

A massive crater hidden beneath the Atlantic seafloor has been confirmed as the result of an asteroid strike from 66 million ...

Astronomers have discovered a small asteroid that has been quietly accompanying Earth on its journey around the sun for the past 60 years, according to research published in September. The celestial ...

No, Earth will not have "two moons until 2083," but asteroid 2025 PN7 has joined Earth's orbital path, with the tiny fleet of space rocks set to trail Earth's orbit until 2083 before the sun pulls it ...