Scientists have found that after the asteroid wiped out many plants, ants started farming fungi to help them survive and get ...
Some seriously large asteroids have threatened Earth before. Some of these asteroids have little chance of hitting us but ...
Apophis is a peanut-shaped space rock spanning 1,230-foot (375 meters) across comparable to that of the Eiffel Tower. At this ...
The European Space Agency has taken the first big steps toward rendezvousing with the infamous asteroid Apophis during its ...
This event is linked to Halley’s comet, and occurs as another comet, Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, remains visible. But a nearly full ...
An unusual concentration of impact craters suggests that they may have been caused by the breakup of an asteroid that created ...
From the discovery of gravity to the first mission to defend Earth from an asteroid, here are the most important physics ...
October will feature yet another rare celestial treat. Look to the night sky to see the biggest supermoon of the year along ...
WASHINGTON — The Orionids — one of two annual meteor showers from Halley's comet — peak early Monday. A bright waning moon may make them difficult to spot. The Orionid meteor shower can be ...
Scientists traced 70% of meteorites to three asteroid families. This discovery solves a mystery about meteorite origins.
WASHINGTON -- The Orionids — one of two annual meteor showers from Halley's comet — peak early Monday. A bright waning moon ...